Chapter 85: The Temptation That Can't Be Refused
Nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief! Lin Feng is not naΓ―ve, things are definitely not like what Duan Chunqiu and Wen Jianghai said, let alone simply support Yan Guo!
Smiled unfunnyly, Lin Feng's eyes were half-narrowed, and after a little thought, he spoke after a while: "Two gentlemen, pies never fall from the sky, even if pies fall, they will definitely not fall on my head." Please search () to see the most complete! The fastest update
Today, the two families of Wen Duan invested in Yan Country for no reason, since you have said your intentions, let's open the skylight and say something, you have established a branch of the head of the family in Yan Kingdom, what are you looking for, what are you asking, why do you choose to establish a branch in Yan Kingdom, among the northern princes, there are not a few people whose national strength far exceeds that of Yan State. β
Deep in his heart, Lin Feng has always resisted the existence of the gate valve, and his understanding of the gate valve is not only from the Korean rebellion, but also from the understanding of later generations, and the lessons of historical experience.
The existence of the gate valve is very clear to a country, Lin Feng is very clear, when the monarch is wise, the momentum overshadows the gate valve, there is a gate valve, and the country will be stable for a long time, once the monarch is mediocre, the gate valve power has the upper hand, and he will control the court, coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and the monarch will be reduced to a puppet. Worse still, the gate valve took its place and established a new dynasty.
Although the current situation of Yan Kingdom is not too good, it is not too bad, with the promulgation of the new law, it is developing in a good way, at this time, the Wen Duan family does not explain the intention and requirements, even if the development of Yan Kingdom is slow, or even the economy is regressing, he will not cooperate with the gate valve, lure the wolf into the house, and create enemies for himself.
Throughout the history of China, the two Jin Dynasty to the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Yemen valve was revived, the Yemen valve was defeated, and until the empress, the gate valve force was slaughtered by iron-blooded means, and the gate valve power that lasted for hundreds of years in China was gradually eliminated.
Therefore, making friends with the gate valve is no less than dancing with wolves, and you must be cautious in every move, otherwise, you may be used as a gun.
In fact, the thoughts of Duan Wen's two families were not as complicated as Lin Feng imagined, and it was not for no reason that the two families came.
As we all know, the Duan and Wen families are all in the south, and with their economic ability and family power, they control the lifeblood of the country where they are located, and have a far-reaching impact on the direction of policy.
Especially the Duan family, relying on Chu's hegemony in the south, has managed the south well, and has made a lot of money.
But after all, the two families are in the south, and the forces cannot penetrate into the north, and many things with rich interests cannot be shared by the two families.
As for what Lin Feng said, there are many princes in the north, how did they choose Shangyan State, the reason is very simple, among the northern princes, the economic interests are all divided by the northern gate lords, such as Zheng Guohan's family, Jin's king's family, Zhao's Li family, and so on.
Only the two princes of Yan and Song Dynasty were left without the involvement of the gate valve, and the Song State implemented an egalitarian economic strategy and strictly controlled the gate valve, so only the Yan State was left in the northern countries.
At first, the two families were not optimistic about the Yan Kingdom, but with the promulgation of the new policy, the Yan Kingdom began to recover, especially fighting against the Rong clan twice, and the Duan Wen family saw hope in Lin Feng.
Now, Yanjing in the mule and horse market was built, in a short period of time, has been as one of the northern commodity distribution centers, Duan Wen two families continue for thousands of years, dating back to the Great Xia period, if there is no unique vision, see the huge interests in the mule and horse market, how can it continue to this day, I am afraid that it has collapsed with the fall of the dynasty.
Wen Jianghai glanced at Lin Feng and chuckled, but there was a bit of cunning, as if he wanted to tell Lin Feng that he had complicated simple things.
"What the Duan family is planning, the old man doesn't know, but I, the Wen family, sincerely ally ally ally with the Yan State, and according to the pattern of the vassal states, even if the Wen family does not look for Emperor Yan, the day Zheng Guo raises troops to the north, Emperor Yan may also look for Shu, unless, Emperor Yan can't see the geographical location of the three kingdoms of Shu, Zheng and Yan."
The Wen family had a good relationship with the Yan State, and the huge profits from the hidden areas of the great changes in the Yan State were also included in the political-political and military aspects, the three kingdoms of Shu, Zheng and Yan bordered each other, the Shu State was in the south, the Yan State was in the north, and the Zheng State was in the middle.
In the summer of this year, Zheng suddenly declared war on Shu State, and with the momentum of thunder, he annexed the six northern states of the Yangtze River of Shu State in two months, and thousands of miles of fertile fields were lost. Now Zheng Guo and Chen soldiers are north of the Yangtze River, and they will cross the river and fight at any time.
From the Yan side, Gyeongju bordered Zhengzhou and was vulnerable to military threats from Zheng, and before neither country was able to deal with Zheng alone, the two countries joined forces as a superior strategy, and the Wen clan took the opportunity to infiltrate their forces into the north.
Through his own channels, Wen understands that the recent changes in Dayan's military have exceeded expectations and are changing with each passing day.
There are 200,000 male soldiers, all of whom are tigers and wolves, and tens of thousands of new troops are in training.
If there is enough financial support, within two years, Yan will definitely have no less than 300,000 male soldiers, and it is fully capable of containing Zheng in the north, then Shu will have the opportunity to start a war with Zheng in the south, recapture the lost territory, and attack the city and plunder the land.
Moreover, according to the Yan people's fierce and fearless fighting style, they have defeated the Saiwairong clan twice in the recent past with fewer victories, even if they are not enough in number when fighting Zheng Guo in the future, they are enough to block Zheng Guo's soldiers. Once the two countries of Yan and Shu form an alliance, Zheng will be attacked by the north and the south.
Even if the two countries do not take the initiative to attack, once the two countries form a military alliance, if Zheng wants to send troops to attack one of them, he will need to consider the other country, and no matter what strategy the two countries are prepared to develop, at least they can win for a long time.
"The geographical location of the Three Kingdoms of Yan, Zheng and Shu is very clear, and this can be counted as one of the reasons for the alliance." Lin Feng said. What Wen Jianghai said is true, the geographical location of the three countries is very important, and once Shuyan unites, it will benefit the two countries without harm.
"So Emperor Yan agreed?" Wen Jianghai also concealed his mood and asked happily.
"No, it depends on what I give and what I get, and if I can't make ends meet, I'd rather play by myself." When Lin Feng said this, Wen Jianghai was not very happy, didn't this clearly put him together?
On the other hand, the Duan clan has its roots in the south, and has tried to infiltrate its forces into the north several times over the years, but unfortunately all the northern gate lords have been expelled and have not gained much benefit.
At the beginning, when the Song State opened up business, the Duan family wanted to cooperate with the Song State, but the Song State never birded the door valve, not only turned the Duan family away, but also other gate valves were also turned away.
In desperation, the Duan family was separated for more than ten years, until he saw the hope of cooperation in Yan Guo, and for the Duan family, who put interests first, he naturally would not be restricted by the Han family.
In Duan's eyes, Yan is a small country, less than the size of a county in Chu, but judging from the recent ruling policy, the country is small but has infinite potential.
Tonight, Lin Feng directly asked the purpose of the two, making Duan Chunqiu realize that the young monarch in front of him was by no means an idle person, and the Duan clan's cooperation with him would definitely bring rich benefits.
Thinking about the conversation between Wen Jianghai and Lin Feng, Duan Chunqiu could sense that the young emperor in front of him was either afraid of something in his heart, or he had the idea of extorting money, and he was striving to spend a small price and take a big benefit.
"Emperor Yan said this, it seems that he has full confidence in Yan Kingdom!" Duan Chunqiu took Wen Jianghai's words from before, and his eyes were half-squinted, looking like an old man seeking a country. "Although the country of Yan is small, but the five states, but the south and the north of the businessmen are endless, no less than the ten major vassal states, years ago, the world's scholars heard that the Yan country opened Enke, all of them danced, like the carp across the river have rushed to come, the country is revitalized, money and grain is the foundation of the country, talent is the country's important weapon, there are these two things The rise of the Yan country is just around the corner, is the Yan Emperor full of confidence."
"Yes, now the merchants are afraid of the Han family, once the restrictions are broken, the merchants of various countries are afraid that they will flood in, and the spring tax and autumn tax of the Yan Kingdom will inevitably double and explode, His Majesty Emperor Yan must have a plan to come, I look at Emperor Yan's ambitions, and I will definitely not be willing to accept the status quo." Wen Jianghai, who was unhappy, echoed beside him, but he also said what Lin Feng was thinking, and the current situation of Yan Kingdom.
It is true that all aspects of the Yan Kingdom are developing for the better, but after all, it is too slow, and many things, Lin Feng has ideas but no silver, which is very restrictive. Hearing the two of them explain their intentions, Lin Feng didn't beat around the bush, and asked in a daze: "The two gentlemen haven't told me yet, what price does Yan Guo have to pay for your contribution of money and food?" β
"It's very simple, in each division of the Yan Kingdom, just arrange two members of the Duan clan." Without the slightest hesitation, Duan Chunqiu said directly.
"That's all?" Lin Feng was very surprised, thinking that Duan Chunqiu's conditions would be very tricky, such as controlling the tax department of Yan State, the military and political departments, etc., who knew that only two people would be placed in each department.
Counting the court, adding ten Duan family officials will not affect the pattern of the court, on the contrary, it will also plan to make up for the lack of court officials. In this way, there is a far-reaching difference with his bottom line.
"That's all!" Duan Chunqiu replied categorically, without the slightest hesitation.
"The Duan family won't do a loss-making business, why are the requirements so low, and the investment in Yan Country won't be too high, right?" Lin Feng didn't believe it a little, the Duan family wouldn't be a fool and make a loss-making deal.
Duan Chunqiu had a little smile in his eyes, but he didn't look very comfortable, he took a sip of tea and continued: "Emperor Yan rest assured, once Emperor Yan promises to cooperate between the two sides, the Duan family will invest 300 million taels of silver in Yan Kingdom within two years to support Yan Kingdom's economic revitalization, and moreover, he will also lend Emperor Yan 520,000 pieces of silver for free." However, for the sake of insurance, His Majesty Emperor Yan must form a good alliance with my Duan clan for Qin and Jin. β
The insurance in Duan Chunqiu's mouth does not refer to the problem of money and food, 300 million silver is an astronomical amount for Yan Guo, and for the gate valve, especially for the southern giant Duan clan, it is simply the tip of the iceberg, a drop in the bucket.
Duan Chunqiu, or Duan's worry, is that Lin Feng has received money and food support, the revitalization of Yan State, and has the capital to compete for dominance, so he will immediately unload the mill and kill the donkey, abolish the children of Duan's Yan Kingdom, and snatch Duan's investment in Yan State, and Chu State is thousands of miles away from Yan State, so he has the heart to deal with Yan State, which is also beyond the reach of the whip.
And the two families are good with Qin and Jin, so the two families are close to each other, if Lin Feng has the intention of breaching the contract, he must think twice and consider the relationship between the two families. Once the Duan woman gives birth to a dragon heir in the future, the Duan family's status will become more and more stable and take root.
The conditions offered by the Duan family made Lin Feng lose his immunity immediately, and he had no way to refuse. Surprised, he quickly concealed his inner impulse, posed as the emperor's dragon might, and did not let himself lose his temper.
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