Bi Ziyan listened and was a little relieved, but he was still a little hesitant, as if he was considering whether to advise again.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he smiled and said to him: "Actually, the biggest benefit of this arms business is not because it can be exchanged for cattle and sheep to solve the food and clothing in the Hetao area. ”

"Weichen is stupid, please give your majesty advice!" When Bi Ziyan heard this, he was very strange, and he couldn't help but bow down and ask for advice.

In his opinion, there is a shortage of food on the Hetao side, and if you need to rely on the mainland to transport grain, you will consume a lot on the road. And most importantly, the neighboring provinces are short of food, and the food needs to be farther away, which is very expensive to consume. That's it, it's already pretty good. If it weren't for the fact that this flintlock pistol was a militaristic weapon, he would definitely support it without hesitation.

Bi Maokang on the side listened, and he couldn't understand what the emperor meant, so he followed curiously and echoed: "The old minister also can't figure it out, what is Your Majesty referring to?" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he felt a little proud in his heart, so he explained to them: "These firearms can't be made by themselves, and they all have a limit on the number of times they can be used, even if they use them less, there will always be a time when they will be useful." In this way, as long as they get used to relying on flintlock pistols, they will always buy from me at a high price, which can be regarded as a long-term business! ”

Without waiting for the two courtiers below to react, Emperor Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Second, flintlock pistols must rely on gunpowder, and gunpowder is even more expendable. Among them, the quality of gunpowder will affect the life and accuracy of the flintlock pistol, so after using good gunpowder, inferior gunpowder will definitely not want to use. And in the past, the best ratio and the most elaborate gunpowder were only available to me. In this way, the more flintlock muskets the Oirat Mongols bought, the more gunpowder they needed! And this, again, will be heavily dependent on my Da Ming. ”

Listening to the emperor's eloquent talk, Bi Ziyan and Bi Maokang couldn't help but nod.

"In this way, even if one day in the future, if the Oirat Mongolia and my Daming turn against each other, their firearms rely on the Daming, and they will not be able to use firearms to deal with the Daming. Therefore, there is no need to worry that the sale of firearms, a militaristic heavy weapon, will make Daming threatened! ”

"I see, then Weichen is relieved!" When Bi Ziyan heard this, he was overjoyed. Without any worries about selling it, and constantly exchanging it for food, for him, the head of the household, he simply had to welcome with both hands and feet. Moreover, as he listened, he suddenly had an idea in his heart, and he wanted to play Emperor Ming.

But what he didn't expect was that the emperor hadn't finished speaking, but he listened to Emperor Chongzhen continue: "As that Ozirtu said, the Tsarist Russia far to the west is indeed a vicious country. They are now expanding their power, and as far as I know, they are also expanding eastward, and if they do not interfere, sooner or later they will be at war with our Ming Dynasty. Therefore, we equipped the Oirat Department with weapons and let them go to war with Tsarist Russia, so that we could effectively contain Tsarist Russia's intention to expand eastward. After my Ming solves Liaodong and the surrounding areas, even if Tsarist Russia doesn't come, our Ming Dynasty can find it! ”

Bi Maokang and Bi Ziyan were still listening and nodding their heads at first, but after hearing them, they realized that something was wrong, and Bi Ziyan asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, is it possible that my Ming Dynasty will send troops to the extreme west?" ”

This seemed a little unthinkable to him! Bi Maokang was the same, the smile on his face disappeared at some point, replaced by a trace of worry, and the words "belligerent will die" have flashed in his heart.

"Of course!" Emperor Chongzhen didn't seem to notice their worries, but just smiled and said, "I said that if you don't tear down the Great Wall, you won't be a hero!" The best defense is offense. Since the wolf son of Tsarist Russia has the ambition to invade the territory of other countries, instead of waiting for them to come to the door, it is better for me to fight the Ming Dynasty and keep the enemy out of the country, and let my Ming people not suffer from military disasters! ”

If Tsarist Russia is really as the emperor said, it also makes sense. But this so-called Tsarist Russia has never even heard of it, how can the emperor know the specific situation of this Tsarist Russia? Don't...... Could it be that the emperor also has a brocade guard lurking in the far west?

The two courtiers thought in their hearts, and continued to listen to Emperor Chongzhen's explanation: "In addition, in the underground of the extreme west, there are also mountains of gold and silver, rather than being discovered by others and using them, it is better for me to occupy them!" ”

"What, mountains of gold and silver?" When Bi Ziyan heard this, he was directly frightened, and almost subconsciously confirmed.

Bi Maokang was similar, and said with a surprised face: "Is it a gold and silver mine?" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he thought of those oil and gas fields, and couldn't help but say with a little envy: "It's a mountain of gold and silver, no, no, no, it's far more than a mountain of gold and silver, and the wealth there is so much that you can't imagine, more than the wealth of all the people under my Daming combined." That place, I am bound to win! ”

In addition to there, there is another place, and that is the Middle East. However, that place is too far away, and there has been no contact yet, so let's not mention it until we occupy Burma and open up the passage from Yunnan to the Indian Ocean.

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he suddenly found that the two courtiers below were stupid, and he couldn't help but be a little speechless, looking at their appearance, it was estimated that they were frightened by the pie they described! Forget it, there aren't many opportunities like this, so let them think more about how big that pie is!

After a long while, Bi Ziyan came back to his senses and saw that the emperor was looking at him with a smile, and couldn't help but stammered a little: "Your Majesty, what you just said is ...... Is it true? ”

Hearing him speak, Bi Maokang also came back to his senses, and immediately stared at the emperor's eyes, trying to see something from them to corroborate the emperor's words.

"Of course!" Emperor Chongzhen said without hesitation, "Don't forget, I can know things thousands of miles away. ”

He was referring to the chat group system, which was manifested in the eyes of these people who didn't know the chat group, which had a mysterious aura. It stands to reason that only the legendary immortal means can have this possibility. And the emperor has it, and it is not surprising that the emperor knows about the affairs of the extreme west!

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that it is better to send border troops now." Bi Maokang didn't find any signs of lying, so he immediately excitedly suggested, "Let the Governor of Naturalization send troops to the west, and the majority of Mongolian soldiers are just right!" ”

Speaking of this, he hurriedly added: "If you go late and are discovered by that Tsarist Russia, you will regret it too late!" ”

Hehe, what era is it now, even if you find it, it's not much use. Emperor Chongzhen thought so, he was not in a hurry at all, shook his head and said, "Don't worry, they can't find it." ”