The Turks got iron ingots from us, and when they got them back, they could make a scimitar at most, but when we got the brass, we were able to forge a powerful cannon.

This is the gap in knowledge, and the effect of transforming knowledge into productivity is extremely striking. The bank, at this time, finally opened in Chang'an. The main business was savings and lending.

And my son started to transfer my property on the first day of opening. It was not until the fifteenth day that most of the copper coins in our treasury were transferred to the bank's vault.

In short, in those days, the corners of the eyes of the people around the bank were all up, and the net worth of this son, well, just the copper coins, was enough to be five million. It's not a silk silk of almost the same value. This is still because I pay taxes according to the regulations every year, and every year I will put a large amount of money into the remaining money in the operation.

It can be thought that in the past ten years, the wealth of this son can be said to be self-made, and he has reached this kind of Cheng dù, which is enough to make the world look sideways. Five million pounds, that's almost 50 million catties. 25,000 tons...... Tired of the depositors of those banks, they almost stuck out their tongues.

However, except for the handler and person in charge of the bank who is responsible for receiving the money, other people naturally do not know that the deposits of the past ten days or so are mostly my own.

After that, as officials of the court, they naturally set an example and deposited money and silk in the bank, and some people directly exchanged copper coins for new money, that is, gold, silver and copper coins issued by the Chinese Empire.

Well, not active, not tough, do not ask the people to change the coins in their hands to new currency, however, this kind of exquisite, wear-resistant and convenient coin has been highly sought after by Chang'an people as soon as it is listed.

Some people actually don't save money in order to collect this kind of coin, but just exchange the money for a set, and then take it home to enjoy. Well, it's still a real joke from the bank. However, a large number of businessmen have begun to inquire about deposits or loans.

I am very optimistic about the prospects of the bank, otherwise why would there be so many banks in the future, just in the small county town where I stayed, in addition to the four major state-owned banks, there are XX provincial banks and XX municipal banks, anyway, there are a lot of messes.

There are more pharmacies than when they were crazy, and if you don't have a bank or two on a street, you're embarrassed to say that you're in the downtown area.

At present, the bank has only six shops in Chang'an City, two in the east and two in the west, and one in the east and one in the west, which is to facilitate the transactions of those merchants. However, for the time being, silk cloth and silk cloth and money exchange huàn are not accepted.

It is because silk cloth will lose its past value as currency in the future and return to its own use and use value.

In the past few years, the tax has no longer levied silk cloth, but the state still carries out large-scale collection for those families who use silk cloth as money. The silk cloth that was expropriated was naturally used to sell to those merchants, or to the surrounding countries.

Nowadays, in Guanzhong and Bashu places, no one will use silk cloth as a trade currency, of course, there is still a small range of barter, and some courts are tolerant. After all, you can't drive people to the brink.

While reviewing the text, he kept thinking, it seemed that it was just a blink of an eye, it was already noon, he drank the fragrant tea that had been cooled in the cup, and was about to let Li Yuanfang go to serve the meal, when he heard the noisy footsteps coming from outside the office.

Hearing such footsteps, Ben Gongzi could only smile helplessly, something must have happened again. "Yuan Fang, you can ask someone to get me two buns and porridge, and then a plate of pickles and a plate of tofu, do you know?"

As soon as Li Yuanfang rushed out, Du Ruhui, Wei Yunqi and others rushed into the office with a stern face. After saluting, Wei Yunqi handed the paper in his hand to me before he could sit down. "Your Majesty, Dou Jiande launched a surprise attack on Tang Gong's territory. Lian Po Shen County, Zhaozhou City and Liyang ...... Now, Li Shentong and Tang Gong's sister, Lady Tong'an, have been captured. ”

"Wait, you said that Dou Jiande captured Li Shentong and Mrs. Tong'an?" I stared blankly at the information in my hand, a little unconvinced. "How much time did that guy take?"

"Five days." Du Ruhui gestured his fingers, and his face turned dark. "Because before, the main force of the Xia army first went north, and our intelligence officers mistakenly thought that it was going to the land of Youyan. After two days of traveling north, we turned to the southwest day and night, and our intelligence officers only found out the news of the Xia army on the fourth day. ”

"Why did it take so long?" My brow furrowed. "Generally speaking, the whereabouts of the military should be reported at the time."

Du Ruyan smiled bitterly: "During this period of time, in the territory of the Xia Army, an edict has been issued that except for chickens, ducks and geese, no poultry shall be raised, and if they are raised, they will be confiscated." None of our intelligence officers dared to send information in the city, and the carrier pigeons were all hidden in the countryside, but they still lost a lot, and almost lost their manpower. ”

"They should have known for a long time that our Chinese military uses carrier pigeons to deliver letters. Nowadays, Tang Gong's subordinates also use carrier pigeons. Yang Gongren sighed lightly and said. Therefore, Dou Jiande marched like this, thinking about it, because he was worried that there were still people who had the method of transmitting pigeons, so he deliberately used such a way of marching to confuse everyone. ”

It seems that Ben Gongzi's methods are not completely secret, especially things like carrier pigeons, as long as you pay attention, you won't find out the situation. It seems that in the future, it will become difficult to work in terms of intelligence.

Although there are other means, the problem is that none of them are fast and convenient. Fortunately, as early as when the carrier pigeon communication was enabled, the method of cipher communication had been adopted, otherwise, it would definitely cause greater losses.

"What about the losses of the Tang Army?" I put down the intelligence and took a deep breath. Pacing through the hall. I know that after Dou Jiande won the land of Youyan and took the land of Huaibei, under the surge in power, he would inevitably make some moves, but I didn't expect the action to come so quickly.

"More than 30,000 soldiers and horses were lost, and more than 10,000 defeated troops fled across the Yongji Canal into Wu'an County and Wei County. Now, the garrison in the east of Shanxi has collapsed, so Li Xiaogong has led 30,000 troops out of Jinyang and went to the Liyang area to prevent Dou Jiande from entering Shanxi. ”

As soon as Liyang was lost, the outer defense line in the east of Shanxi was equivalent to falling into Dou Jiande, and Dou Jiande mobilized more than 200,000 troops, and he was menacing, not only to seize a small Liyang, but also to swallow Shanxi.

At this time, Yaoguang hurried over. Well, someone from the Intelligence Bureau went to the barracks to call her, and she already knew about it. Sister Yaoguang didn't say anything else, but just by looking at her eyes, you could tell that she was worried in her heart.

"What about Li Shentong and Mrs. Tong'an?" I took a deep breath, my eyes fell on Du Ruhui's body, and I said in a deep voice: "Let people try to inquire about their news, and in addition, notify the personnel of the Henan Intelligence Station to see if there is a chance to ......"

Du Ruhan nodded understandingly, and immediately attracted a subordinate to whisper, and the subordinate immediately ran out. Sister Yaoguang walked to my side, her eyes full of affection and gratitude.

I took her cool little hand and whispered in her ear, "It's going to be fine, trust me." "Anyway, I remember that after the founding of the Tang Dynasty in another historical time and space, Li Shentong was still alive and kicking, which means that this guy should have a big life.

Sister Yaoguang nodded obediently, she knew very well that I would not deceive her.

"Liyang...... In other words, the tentacles that the Tang Army originally stretched out from Shanxi have now been cut off. I walked over to the map hanging in my office and looked at it for a long time, and I couldn't help but sigh.

"The Xia army took Liyang, and the Ji County, Wei County and Wu'an County, which were originally based by the Tang army, were all likely to be attacked by the Xia army. The important thing is that Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande have become one, so ......" Wei Yunqi's brows were tightly locked together.

And Li Xuanba on the side frowned, his lips were tightly pursed, it seemed that this kid also knew that he was in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, persuade Tang Gong, if he is willing to submit, we can send the troops of the two armies to Jinyang within five days to control the current situation." Han Shige frowned, patted Li Xuanba's shoulder for comfort, and said to me.

"It's not that I haven't been persuaded, but it has never worked." I shook my head and smiled bitterly.

"Your Majesty, the last general is willing to lead an army to capture Liyang." Luo Shixin, who was standing beside Li Xuanba, stood up and said loudly after holding back for a long time.

"Liyang is located at the junction of the Yellow River and the Yongji Canal, and the location is critical, if it can be taken, it can not only hold the canal hostage, but also cut the Xia army and the Zheng army into two pieces." Yang Gongren nodded, then shook his head again.

"This place is a key point, but if my Huaxia Revival Army goes out of the pass to take it, then it will definitely be attacked by Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande. Because they know very well that the most likely to dominate the world is my Huaxia, so they will definitely try to stop our every move. Take this Huaibei rebellion as an example. Dou Jiande not only used the throne to lure Fu Gong Yi, but also allowed his daughter to Fu Gong Yi, so that Fu Gong Yi changed the court, which meant that he hoped to cut off our Huaxia power on the north bank of the Wei River. ”

"If our army takes Liyang, then it is inevitable that the enemy will be attacked on the back of the abdomen. What's more, even if we take Liyang, I'm afraid it's ......" Wei Yunqi raised his head and glanced at the Yaoguang girl, and didn't continue.

But the people present knew very well what he meant, that is, if we took Liyang, I am afraid that we will not only be attacked by both sides, but also fall into the eyes of Tang Gong, maybe they will feel that we are taking advantage of the situation.