Chu Huan heard Pei Ji say that he wanted to build an army, his eyes shone brightly, but he quickly locked his brows, and Pei Ji asked, "Could it be that the second brother thinks it's not the right time?" ”

"Big brother misunderstood." Chu Huan shook his head and said: "Big brother is right, if you want to gain a foothold in Xiguan, if you don't have an army all the time, it will be difficult to move an inch, and it can even be said that you can be slaughtered by others, and it can even be said that you can be slaughtered ......!" After a pause, he smiled bitterly: "It's just that the younger brother doesn't know anything about army building affairs, and he ...... To establish a Praetorian Guard Corps, the cost is not small, although the military salary of the Praetorian Guard is responsible for the local finance, but today's household department, poor and white, want to take out silver from the household department as military expenses, undoubtedly a fantasy. ”

"Arabian Nights?" Pei Ji was stunned and said strangely: "Second brother, what is the Arabian Nights?" ”

Chu Huan understood that he had made a mistake, so he could only explain: "It's what an idiot means by talking about a dream." ”

"I see." Pei Ji said with a smile: "Second brother, if you really want to talk about it, in fact, after the second brother arrived in the northwest, his luck has been very good. The once-in-a-century plague, because of the appearance of the senior brother and Master Chabo, has been solved, and there is no big problem, and now the problem of military resources for the construction of the army has actually been solved. ”

"Big brother is saying...... Possessions just brought from Kannai? Chu Huan said: "There are indeed a lot of belongings transported this time, but it's just ...... These are all private property ......! I was afraid that Pei Ji would misunderstand, and explained: "Of course the eldest brother understands, it is not that the younger brother is reluctant to give up these property, but that the empire has a law, and the army's salary is provided by the imperial court and local finances, and if you build the army with private financial resources, it is equivalent to rebelling ......!" ”

"I naturally understand this." Pei Ji said with a smile: "Private property to build an army, no matter which dynasty or generation, is not allowed by the law, but why doesn't the second brother want to think about it, the property transported from the customs this time, except for the second brother's henchmen, no one knows that he has the second brother's property in it, and those who know the situation just think that this is the property transported by Miss Su." ”

Chu Huan saw that Pei Ji was calm and relaxed, and knew that Pei Ji must have already made a bamboo in his chest, and said, "Does the eldest brother have any clever ideas?" ”

"This time this batch of property was sent to the Governor's Palace, the second brother might as well say, these belongings are Miss Su's property, Miss Su is a native of the northwest, and now Xiguan is in ruins, Miss Su cherishes her homeland, and at this time of crisis, she wants to add bricks and tiles to the reconstruction of her homeland and make a contribution." Pei Ji held his beard and said calmly: "And Miss Su's property is donated to the government. ”

"Donate?"

"Exactly." Pei Ji said with a smile: "If it's just a donation, I'm afraid that the people from the Household Department will come to entangle, so make it clear directly in the name of Miss Su that this batch of property is used to donate to the government to mine salt mines, isn't the second brother about to set up a new salt bureau?" Very good, this batch of property, from a part of the extraction, directly donated to the new salt bureau, since Miss Su donated for the purpose of mining salt mines, then donate silver to the new salt bureau, that is also a logical thing, even if the household department is unwilling, but it is impossible to find fault. ”

Chu Huan had to admire the adaptability of the ration, and clapped his hands and said: "Big brother is really a good idea, this can not only solve the problem of the cost of building the army, but also solve the problem of building a salt farm." ”

"Second brother, this time you really want to thank Miss Su, her money is really timely, the construction of the salt farm, if you start with the financial resources of the seven surnames of Xiguan, it is inevitable that the seven surnames of Xiguan will infiltrate it." Pei Jizheng said: "Of course the seven surnames of Xiguan should be used, they are local gentry, and the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, not to mention that they are not emaciated camels now, they still have a strong network in Xiguan, and the second brother must make good use of these relationships at present, but then again, for the seven surnames of Xiguan, it is necessary to use it and prevent it...... The second brother needs to use their power to gain a firm foothold in Xiguan, and at the same time, they also need to use the strength of the second brother to make a comeback and be interdependent, but they must not take the initiative, especially the mining and salt production, the second brother will control it as much as possible in his own hands, and he can use the seven surnames of Xiguan to open the road to sales, but the root of salt production, it is best not to let them infiltrate. ”

Chu Huan understood Pei Ji's worries and nodded slightly.

"Big brother, the army needs to recruit new soldiers, and it is not difficult to recruit new soldiers in Xiguan, but weapons and equipment are a big problem." Chu Huan said in a low voice: "Big brother doesn't know, I checked the treasurer of the Ministry of War, it stands to reason that Xiguan has just gone through a big war, and the most important thing should be equipment, but does the eldest brother know the current situation of the Hyogo?" ”

Pei Ji laughed and said, "When you came to take up your post, did the second brother still think that Zhu Lingyue would leave something for you?" You're still counting on Hyogo to stock things for you? ”

Chu Huan sighed: "Actually, the little brother didn't think about how many things he could leave behind, but what he left behind now is shocking...... In Hyogo, there is no set of armor, and all that remains is a small part of the spear and shield......! ”

Pei Ji frowned, "Hyogo doesn't even have a piece of armor?" ”

"Yes." Chu Huan's expression was solemn, "It is said that before I arrived in Shuoquan, there were still six hundred sets of armor in the arsenal, but they were called to the Pingxi Army by Dongfang Xin. ”

Pei Ji raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Second brother, don't you think this is a good thing?" ”

Chu Huan thought about it, understood, and said softly: "Big brother thinks there are rules to do here?" ”

"Not to mention the chapter, there is a big chapter." Pei Ji said with a smile: "Dongfang Xin and you are already clearly distinguished,-for-tat, even if the common people are not clear, but in the officialdom of Xiguan, everyone knows that you and Dongfang Xin are like fire and water, Dongfang Xin and Dong Shizhen are bent on making trouble for the second brother, and the second brother naturally can't keep forbearing." ”

Chu Huan sighed: "The little brother doesn't want to be patient, when he first came to Xiguan, many things have not been figured out, and in this environment, it is always better to be cautious." ”

Pei Ji said with a smile: "The second brother knows to be cautious, that is excellent, but the other party is aggressive, the second brother can use his position to find the opportunity, and also give them a little color to see, sometimes attack as defense, but there are unexpected results." ”

"Offense as defense?" Chu Huan said with a smile: "Big brother is good at the art of war, it seems that this art of war is not only used on the battlefield. He touched his chin and groaned slightly, before he said: "Since the Holy Lord wants to use me to disturb the northwest and balance Zhu Lingyue, he naturally doesn't want to see me being restrained everywhere and building a new army, but he doesn't have to work with the court to take the silver, and the local donation will solve it, I think the Holy Lord should also be happy to see it." ”

"At least for now, the Emperor will definitely support you in building a new army." Pei Ji said: "The emperor doesn't want to see Zhu Lingyue grow, but with the current situation in the northwest, he is willing to see you grow stronger." The new army in Xiguan was originally recruited to deal with Zhu Lingyue, and the sword was pointed at Zhu Lingyue, which was of course what the emperor was willing to see. ”

"So if you write to the imperial court at this time and implore the imperial court to allocate a batch of equipment and equipment for building the army, the emperor should support it." Chu Huan said thoughtfully.

Pei Jifu nodded, "If you know the whole situation, you will know your own advantages, and if you know yourself and your opponent, you can deal with it calmly." The emperor used you to balance Zhu Lingyue in Xiguan, if you don't want the court to ask for something, I'm afraid that the old emperor will be strange. There are some things that the emperor doesn't say to you, but he knows that with your ingenuity, after coming to the northwest, you will definitely understand his deep meaning quickly, as long as you understand what he means, there is no dissent, you will actively check and balance Zhu Lingyue, of course, he also knows that without the help of the imperial court, you first rely on your personal strength to balance Zhu Lingyue, it is undoubtedly a fool's dream...... It's what you call the Arabian Nights, so he may have been waiting for you to ask the court for supplies, if you don't stretch out your hand, I'm afraid that your suspicious old emperor will think that you have other intentions and will become Zhu Lingyue's gang. ”

Chu Huan was already very fortunate at this time, Chu Huan didn't feel that he was stupid, but he couldn't see through many things in politics at a glance, he was glad that he had a character like Pei Ji by his side at this time, Pei Ji had already made the whole situation clear as Pei Ji said, as Pei Ji said, he had insight into the whole situation, knew his strengths and weaknesses, knew himself and knew his opponent, and he could deal with it calmly.

"The little brother opened his mouth and asked the court for supplies." Chu Huan felt that his mind was clear at this time, and suddenly he had an epiphany, "I don't care how much he can give, but I want as much as I can here." ”

"Exactly." Pei Ji laughed and said: "The second brother has always been generous, this time don't be petty, open your mouth to the court, the more you want, the more the old emperor will probably think that you are going to have enough strength to fight with Zhu Lingyue, which is beneficial and harmless to you." ”

Chu Huan figured it out, although he understood that his current situation was still not optimistic, his mood was still very happy, he poured wine, and was about to drink it all with Pei Ji, but there was already a bloody voice outside the door: "My lord, I'm back." ”

Chu Huan heard that it was Qiu Ruxue's voice, and immediately stood up and said, "Brother Qiu, come in, there is still wine, and we will have a few drinks together." ”

Qiu Ruxue entered the house, gray robe, wearing a hat, took off the hat, first bowed slightly to Pei Ji, he already knew that Pei Ji was Chu Huan's sworn brother, and he knew that Pei Ji was unfathomable, don't say anything else, just say that Qin Lei, who followed Pei Ji day and night, looked very thin, but it made Qiu Ruxue, a swordsman who had been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for many years, suffer a big loss, Qin Lei was like this, Qiu Ruxue was even more in awe of Pei Ji, and he didn't dare to lose his manners, seeing Chu Huan summoning, he sat down next to Chu Huan in the past, Chu Huan had already asked: "How is the situation?" Do you find out? ”

Qiu Ruxue saw Chu Huan asking in front of Pei Ji, he must have no scruples, so he didn't have to hide it, and said in a low voice: "My lord, I have already found out, she is in the city!" ”