Chapter 367: The New Year is Coming to America

"Xiaobao, the people from the Fengwu Pavilion also came over, and they wanted to open a money village with you, but I couldn't make the decision and didn't agree, but the people from the Fengwu Pavilion deposited 200,000 yuan in the county's money bank at once, what should I do about this?"

After He Yiwei finished talking about other things, .

"Huh? They saved 200,000 yuan at once? What did you say to him? Zhang Xiaobao was surprised to hear this number, he knew that Fengwu Pavilion had money, but he didn't expect that Fengwu Pavilion could take out 200,000 yuan at once, and he didn't know where the money was placed before.

"They came and said they wanted to see you, and I told them that I would not know until you came back, and it was useless to send someone to deliver a letter to you now, and they didn't say anything, they left directly, and then they deposited 200,000 yuan in the county's bank, and no one touched the money."

He Yiwei thought that he had done something wrong, so he hurriedly said what he said at the beginning.

Zhang Xiaobao smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, there is nothing to do, we can't charge them interest on this money, they are showing us their strength and telling us that they can cooperate with us, since this is the case, arrange it, I will meet them, 200,000 yuan, and find a way to let them attract a few more businessmen to come over, along this road, to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shuzhou to open a few more money houses." ”

When Zhang Xiaobao finished his instructions and was about to clean up and see the people from the Fengwu Pavilion, Erniu hurriedly ran in, and as soon as he saw Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, he said: "Little boy, little lady, Yamamoto said that they won't sell that woodland, what can I do?" ”

"Oh? Not for sale? If you don't sell it, you won't sell it, it's a big deal not to do it over there first, and tell me about the things during this time. Zhang Xiaobao thought that Yamamoto would sell the forest land during the time he left, but he didn't expect that he could really insist, so there was no way, he couldn't force it to buy.

When the autumn harvest began in the Tang Dynasty, the autumn harvest was also carried out here in Tubo, but this year's grain output was really a little small.

The locusts were finally exterminated, and it is not clear how many of them lay eggs in the soil, and the poultry ate well one by one, but the nobles of Tibet looked at the poor barley and rice in the fields, and they wanted to cry without tears.

At the time of the autumn harvest the slaves were much more relaxed, a large amount of grain was eaten by the locusts, and they did not have to work as hard as before, but none of the slaves were happy about it, they knew that if there was not enough food to eat, the master would not starve to death, only their group of efforts.

The common people of Tibet were also not happy, and after harvesting, they were still carefully looking in the fields to see if there was any missing grain, and some even tried to look for wild vegetables, even if the wild vegetables were old, they also dug them up, and kept them to eat when there was nothing to eat.

The people of the entire Tubo are all in a state of depression, and the people who bought the Han Whirlwind Casino and the lottery are also operating in a bleak manner, and the food is gone, and everyone who does not dare to spend it as before, is waiting to buy some food from Datang.

Here in Jinchuan, Matsuri Nikan also commanded the people to harvest, and when he came here, he had people replant a lot of things, all of which were wheat and barley that grew faster than rice.

Although there was also a locust plague here, it was not serious, and the little locusts that flew over were quickly wiped out.

He also knew the situation on Jinchuan's side, and felt very lucky, thanks to listening to Han Whirlwind's words, so during this time, he ran to Han Whirlwind every day, Han Whirlwind just returned to Yizhou to report and then turned back to lead the slaves to build here.

At the same time, he also trained the army far away from Pengzhou, more than 7,000 slaves, and he sent out 2,000 stronger men, without weapons, first practice the queue, and then work, work can also exercise the body, but in the past, the slaves could not keep up with the work and food.

Now I don't have to worry about eating, and I work very hard one by one, and my physique is naturally strong.

Originally, there was no need to wear sandbags to run with weights, as long as the soldiers here picked up their weapons, brought their leather armor and food to eat, they were heavy enough, and as long as they picked up their weapons during military training, they were loaded.

The slaves didn't have many decent weapons, so Han Whirlwind could only have people make sandbags for the slaves to wear, and the two thousand people had to run twice a day, twenty miles at a time.

Before dinner today, Han Whirlwind began to run with two thousand people, and in the process of running, Songri Nigan came over, he rode on his horse, and while following Han Whirlwind with speed, he said:

"Someone from Tubo came to me today, saying that they wanted to sell back the land I sold to them, and I only need to pay seventy percent of the original money, but I need to pay with grain, do you think I still want the land over there?"

Han Whirlwind waved his hand and continued to run, Songri Nigan didn't understand what it meant, he didn't let himself speak, or didn't want to land, so he asked again: "They even said that as long as I go, they are willing to sell me slaves, there are not many slaves on my side, if they are willing to sell, I think it's better to buy them, what do you think?" ”

"When I'm done, I'm not in a hurry." Han Xuanfeng also had sandbags on his body, and now when he was about to run twenty miles, he obviously had no strength in his body, and it was very difficult to pant for breath.

As soon as he said this sentence, Han Whirlwind's footsteps became messy, Song Ri Nigan obediently closed his mouth, followed the run, handed Han Whirlwind a bowl of water, and waited for Han Whirlwind to puff out and say something.

After pouring a bowl of water, feeling much more comfortable, Han Whirlwind said to Songri Nigan while pressing his legs: "That place can't be asked for anymore, it is estimated that there will be a locust plague next year, not to mention that if you go back, they can easily let you go?" If they were willing to sell the slaves, they could have bought them.

As long as they are willing to sell, we will ask for as much as we want, but we can't give them too high a price, they are short of food now, and one stone of grain for a thousand can be sold as two or five stones, and the little boy is ready to raise old grain in the entire Jiannan Province.

You must not make your own claims, you can *** go in and out of Pengzhou, if you transport the grain out and sell it to the Tubo people, then the little boy will let you make up for the loss, the little boy said, this year is a very important year, if it is controlled, then Tubo will be in a slump.

It will be easy to clean them up in the future, but if they can easily overcome the difficulties, it will take a lot of work in the future. ”

Songri Nigan actually really wants to buy grain from Datang, and then sell it at a high price in Tubo, so that you can make a lot of money by coming and going, but I didn't expect this idea to be realized, it seems that Datang wants to deal with Tubo not only to make some money, there should be *** interests in it.

After listening to Han Whirlwind's words, Songri Nigan agreed: "Then I will contact them to buy slaves, how to set the price?" ”

"According to the weight, if a slave weighs 100 catties, then give them 200 catties of grain, and if they don't give more, they can't give less." Han Whirlwind didn't have Zhang Xiaobao's instructions this time, he said it according to what he pondered.

Matsuri Nikgan didn't understand: "Why do you count by weight?" This price can indeed buy a slave, especially now that Tibet is short of food, it is estimated that even if it is lighter than the slaves, they will be willing to sell it, after all, the slaves still have to eat grain. ”

"That's because once the weight of the grain is not as good as that of the slaves, they might as well kill the slaves and let the other slaves eat, and it is better than just eating the grain, which is meat, so I said that you should prepare twice as much food, so they feel that it is not cost-effective to kill slaves for others to eat, so they can naturally change it."

Han Whirlwind said something that made people feel very helpless but it would really happen, livestock might be worth a little more than hard work, and if you are hungry, there is nothing impossible for people to eat people.

Han Whirlwind's voice was not small when he spoke, and after the slave next to him heard it, he probably thought of something, and couldn't help but shudder a few times, and Songri Nican also nodded helplessly.

"If they are willing to sell horses, cattle and sheep, shall we pay three times the weight?"

"It may be possible to exchange cattle and sheep, but if the horses are exchanged, they will have to be sold to us, so it is better for us to exchange them ourselves, and we have to buy something from you, I will write a letter to the little boy and the little lady, and ask them, now you should prepare some food."

But let's say well, three-quarters of the slaves you have exchanged must be sold to me, and I can give you an extra 10% of the price you exchanged, and I want the slaves to be of great use. ”

Han Whirlwind thought about it and agreed to the exchange, but he had to have a choice.

After Songri Nican had finished discussing with Han Whirlwind, he went to meet the people sent by the Tibetans and discussed with them about the exchange of slaves, waiting for more men to arrive here.

In Luzhou Mansion, Zhang Pingwang was packing his luggage, he was about to leave, and by the way, he also took the tax here, and he could arrange other official positions for him after he went back, and the person who came to take over the position had already been decided, and on the way over, it was estimated that it would not take a few days to reach it.

I have seen the same things, let people put them up, Zhang Pingwang didn't want to stay in the house anymore, and led the little follower out again, walking on the widest street in Luzhou Mansion, his eyes kept looking at the surrounding scenery, as if he wanted to keep everything in mind.

"Master, why don't I want to leave all of a sudden, it's better to be here, eat well, dress well, live well, and don't worry about what happens to the people." The attendant had the same idea and spoke what was in his heart.

"Hey~! It's because it's good here, so there are more people who want to come and occupy a position, and if we don't leave, how can others be willing? What's more, you will get a lot of money when you leave here, and when you go back, you will buy more land, which will be troublesome to transport. ”

Zhang Pingwang sighed, and then remembered to be more attentive when looking at the scenery on both sides of the street, so as not to forget what it was like here, and I don't know when it was when I thought about it in the future.

The two of them talked as they walked, and at the same time kept smiling at the people who saw them, and they were leaving, and it was estimated that it would not be so easy to see such people elsewhere.

I didn't feel anything about it last month, but now I'm very reluctant.

As I walked, there was a sudden movement of firecrackers in front of me, which crackled and exploded from time to time.

"Let's go, let's take a look." Zhang Pingwang, who didn't know what was going on, greeted his followers and walked forward at a faster pace.

Not only the two of them, but also the people who had no work in their hands were also curious to run over there, this should not be a marriage, if it is a wedding, it can't be in the morning, it should be in the evening when it is almost dark, which shop is open?

But the shops here are already occupied, and no one will transfer them casually, and with all kinds of doubts, people are accumulating towards that side.

Waiting for the place, Zhang Ping looked at the plaque and muttered, "Datang Qianzhuang, what is this for?" Could it be a pawnshop? ”

The attendant shook his head, saying that he didn't know, and soon, the sound of firecrackers sounded, and the person in charge of Datang Qianzhuang came out, first made a circle around him, and then said, talking about the usefulness of Qianzhuang, it is better to save money and lend, and emphasized the matter of exchange in different places.

Waiting for the person in charge of the money village to finish speaking, the people around him now understood, it turned out that he was doing this, which is of little use to ordinary people, how good it is to put a little money at home, why put it in the money village and let the family take away some of it.

The businessmen's eyes are indeed bright, this is a good thing, as long as you go to the same Datang Money Village in the future, you can withdraw the money saved here, and you don't have to worry about the effort on the way, even if the voucher is lost, you are not afraid, there are special marks, and others can't take it out.

This involves the corresponding incision in the number of bills issued by the bank, unless he is stupid and tells the incision to others, or someone in the bank leaks the matter.

It is estimated that it is impossible, after all, the people who check the incision in the money village are all sent by the Zhang and Wang families, as long as the corresponding code book is not lost, and the bill on his side is not lost, then there is no need to worry.

Zhang Pingwang was also very happy, because the people from Qianzhuang had just mentioned that from now on, not only can merchants be exchanged in different places, but the taxes to be paid by the government will also be deposited here, and then taken out and handed over in the capital.

"Master, this can save a lot of trouble, after all, it is easy to go wrong if you escort money, what can you do if someone else intercepts it? Now, all we have to do is put the tax we have to pay this year in the bank, put the money we have gotten into it, and just escort some of the grain.

And this grain is not sent to the capital all the way, when it arrives in Jiangnan Dongdao, hand it over to them, and they will send the grain in the direction of the capital, sir, do we want to do this? ”

Zhang Pingwang's attendant said happily, and the last sentence was to ask if he wanted to put his family's money in the bank, after all, he still had to pay two percent of the fee a year.

"Put, naturally it has to be put in the money village, the ability of the Zhang and Wang families is really not small, they actually made such a deal, oh, this turned out to be one of their rice shops."

Zhang Pingwang didn't think much about it at all, the two percent money is really not much, not to mention that it is still a year, if you go back quickly from here, you can get to the place in three months, then it is only a little more money, it is better than taking it with stability.

The businessmen began to gather around, carefully asking the person in charge of the money village here what kind of place there was the same Datang money village, so that they could prepare in advance.

The merchants of Jiangnan Dongdao are still asking if they will also open a Tang Dynasty money village on Xinyuan Island in the future, and then they can directly put the gold in the money bank there, and then go back here to get it, saving the trouble of transportation back and forth.

Of course, copper coins are not good, unless they want to be cleaned up, otherwise who would dare to make copper into copper coins over there and save them.

At this time, the merchants were worried about Xinyuan Island when the war was continuous, and the people who went to Datang on Xinyuan Island some time ago saw the good of Datang, and after they went back, they began to publicize it in their own tribes, they not only told others what they saw and heard, but also divided the gifts that Datang gave them.

In this way, the people of this tribe yearn for the Tang Dynasty even more, and when the Tang Dynasty sent troops and ships to support them in a place on the shore, they united several tribes to deal with those who wanted to drive the Tang people away.

The war on the island has never stopped, and this part of the people who yearn for Datang not only get the things provided by Datang, but also have weapons that are much stronger than the other party, although this weapon needs to be exchanged for local products.

In the midst of the hostile camp, there was a man sitting, his eyes looking at the map drawn by the people here, his brows were only furrowed, as if he was thinking about something unhappy, and there were two beautiful women next to him who were giving him *** shoulders.

The house he was in was also the best, and the place where other people lived was even just a little shelter from the wind and rain, and just as he was looking, a man suddenly came in from outside, and spoke to him very respectfully.

"Takeshita-kun, they're calling over there again, this time the arrows they used are more powerful than the last time, and the thing called fireworks, which blew up a lot of us, Takeshita-kun, when will the reinforcements from your country arrive, if we don't come, we won't be able to hold on.

In a few other places that have joined forces with us, they no longer want to continue to fight like this, even if the Datang you said is a small country, we can't beat them, and we want to continue to exchange things with them. ”

This person actually can't understand in his heart, why Takeshita-kun said that Datang is a small country, and it exists because it is attached to the world, but the ship of the small country of Datang is circling the island outside, but the ship of the country is not a ship.

Takeshita Sanshi's eyes finally moved away from the map, looked at the people who came in, and said: "The Tang Dynasty, a small country that was originally a vassal to the Shangguo, not only sent a ship to occupy this place, but also united with another Shangguo, that is, Silla.

It's very easy for the kingdom to clean up this small country of the Tang Dynasty, but we have to guard against Silla, which is also the kingdom of the kingdom, you understand?

Datang, a small country, doesn't want to be good to you, the things they give you are the worst, and they are things that we don't want in the world, but we exchange your good things, as a country, we should help you and keep you from being bullied. ”

The person who came in from Takeshita Sanshi's words kept nodding, and said in his heart that there was a kingdom called Silla, and the small country of Datang must be on the one hand good with Silla, and at the same time he was a vassal to ***, such a country is really hateful.

Hate is hateful, and the matter here has to be resolved, so this person asked Takeshita Sanshi again: "Takeshita-kun, then what should we do now?" ”

"Well, there are not just a few tribes on your side on the island, continue to go over there, there are more tribes, you send someone over to tell them, just say that as long as they come over to help defeat the small country of Datang, then the kingdom will be able to find an opportunity to restrain Silla.

The fine porcelain produced in China that has been shipped to you is better than what you use now, and the beautiful silk is also better than that of the small countries of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Takeshita Sanshi looked confident, and the person who came in kept nodding, and went out to send someone after agreeing.

Takeshita Sanshi let out a long breath, looked at the messy map in front of him, and thought that it would be good if *** was really Shangguo, I still used it to deceive here, and I had already sent soldiers from home to clean up Datang, but unfortunately, in the naval battle, I lost again and again, and those who lost did not dare to fight with Datang, so they could only be called ministers.

Takeshita Sanshi is going to find some helpers here, and the people from Luzhou also think the same, they take the people who can communicate with each other here, take the boat and start to walk the sea to contact the tribes that can be seen on the island, and each tribe will send silk and local products that are not available here, to show friendship.

Then it improved the matter of exchange in the future, the people of the tribe here are not all so vicious, the kind that kills without saying anything when they meet, many of them are willing to exchange goods with Datang, and have promised to send troops to help fight the war, but if you want benefits, you have to give the benefits when you finish the fight.

The people of Luzhou naturally did not agree, and also gave some things in advance, which made these local tribesmen very happy.

The speed of the fleet sent out by the Datang side was faster than that of Takeshita Sanshi's here, so a result was obtained, that is, after the people here in Takeshita Sanshi had been lobbying, the tribe that got the Datang thing looked at the people sent by the tribe that asked them to help fight in the past, and very unceremoniously caught this person as a trophy.

On the one hand, they came by a big boat, and they gave things first, and on the other hand, they didn't even have a small boat, and they came over on land, and they didn't take anything.

The war was reversed in this form, and the tribes that had united to drive out the Tang army and merchants finally became the appearance of being attacked on their backs, and the more they fought, they could only drill into the mountains or into the jungle.

After fighting a few battles with him, Takeshita Mishi was also slightly injured, and he also burrowed into the jungle, vowing to fight back, and said a lot of encouraging words, but except for the tribe that listened to him at the beginning, the other tribes that united became less and less convinced of what he said.

Datang didn't spend too much to successfully occupy the place outside the jungle, organized manpower here, cleared the wasteland, brought good tools from Datang, collected the centuries-old wood and herbs here, and then transported them to Luzhou one after another.

The cleared land allowed the local people to grow cotton, and coconut began to refine coconut oil, and the cost was only less than one-fiftieth of the value of what was shipped back, such as a silk horse that was common in the Tang Dynasty, and a ham made of pork that was not a wild boar.

These things are not worth much in the Tang Dynasty, but the people on Luzon Island don't know, as long as they feel that what they don't have, it is a good thing, especially a variety of spices, and there are still very rare ceramics.

Merchants in Jiangnan Dongdao have also re-emerged, some of them going back and forth between Datang and Xinyuan Island, and some of them are looking for more distant places along the shore, hoping to find more useful resources.

Time passed in a hurry, and when the Chinese New Year was approaching, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan received gold from Xinyuan Island, a large ingot, as big as the tank used for water for peace, this was not exchanged, it was paid to Zhang Xiaobao by the local people.

The natives on Xinyuan Island, although they can now talk about how the Tang Dynasty is, only know the Chamber of Commerce in Luzhou, that is, the one run by the Zhang and Wang families, and for them, just listen to the Chamber of Commerce.

So after the people in the past in Luzhou mentioned when the New Year was here, how lively it was, and wanted to find good things on the island as gifts for the little boy and the little lady, the locals got up and refined such a big piece of gold.

This piece of gold set off early, and it was not sent to Baoxin County until the New Year was approaching, which made Xiaobei and others, who knew what the gold was, open their mouths in surprise.

"Wow, such a big piece of gold, like a stone, if you give me jewelry, I won't be able to wear it." Becky stroked the gold ingot, which was taller than her, and said very honestly.

Xiao Hai next to him looked at the gold and said: "They are short of hearts, such a big gold, it is estimated that the ship will be smashed, and I don't know how to decompose, this gold must weigh thirty tons, right?" I don't know where they got it. ”

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan really didn't weigh this gold, but it didn't look small, even if it wasn't very pure, the density could reach eighteen grams per cubic centimeter, or it was irregular, and when the time came, they could only throw it into the pool to see how much the water surface rose, and then they could judge.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan felt that they had seen a lot of the world, but they had never seen such a large piece of gold, and the two of them also touched it with their hands.

It's not a question of how much money there is, it's that this piece of gold can scare people when it comes out, as if there are many people who don't put their money in the bank, but take it out and put it under the bed.

"Xiaobao, I guess those tribes took out all the gold and ore they had accumulated over the years, and then put them together and sent them to the place, I think this is at least one cubic meter, that is, nearly twenty tons of pure ones, and ten *** tons of impure ones."

Wang Juan felt the coolness brought by the gold and said to Zhang Xiaobao.

Zhang Xiaobao nodded and said: "I guess it won't be light, one cubic meter is nothing more than one meter in length, width and height, this height is definitely more than one meter, it is estimated that it can be one meter three, taller than Xiaobei and them, and the width is not narrow, you must try it, and then you can use it as the treasure of the town store of Qianzhuang."

If there is a sudden run one day, as long as they see this piece of gold, they will believe in the strength of our bank, yes, we must keep it and leave it to our own bank, not Datang bank. ”

When the two of them were talking, Xiao Yuan next to him had already opened his mouth, looking for an angle to bite this piece of gold to see if it was real.

As a result, he couldn't find a place to put his mouth, so he said to Zhang Xiaobao: "Brother, can you let someone separate this piece of gold, and then I'll see, I've bitten both gold and silver, and I will know if it's right when I bite it." ”

"When I go back, I will dig it out for you quickly, so that you can taste it, and this year's gift will be specially given gold, not to say that it is gold, but to say that it is a vegetable, called Jinpan braised red shrimp, and see who eats it."

Zhang Xiaobao touched Xiaoyuan's head and joked.

Xiao Yuan was very happy when he heard that he was going back, but just after he was happy, he said: "It's going to change places again, and I don't stay anywhere for a long time, I don't know if the people of Baoxin County this time will also send each other like when they were in Yizhou, and send them out for dozens of miles." ”

"No, this time I have to leave secretly, He Xianling will leave last, he is in charge of the handover procedures, we will go first, we can't disturb the people anymore."

Zhang Xiaobao is also afraid, he will come to a place once, and no one can stand it, mainly because of ***, if someone is looking for trouble in this regard, he has to hide for a while, even if he knows that after he and others leave, the people will send a Wanmin watch.

Xiaozhu looked at her brother and sister and suddenly asked, "Where is the next place?" Can't my father and mother follow? ”

Wang Juan nodded, "We haven't thought about the next place, we originally planned to go to Cizhou, but it's better to go to the northeast, it's not very stable over there, and it will be easy to have accidents there in the future, not to mention that there are a lot of ginseng over there, which needs to be used for medicinal purposes."

The family has to stay in Luoyang for a year, waiting for Zhang to say that it will go down, it's messy, it's all messy, it's going to be sealed in the spring next year, it is estimated that Zhang said it soon, you still have to follow us, the Northeast is very cold. ”

The little ones nodded, indicating that they understood, they were used to running around, and who let such a family have a stall, and when they enjoy the benefits, they must have to pay.

The day of departure finally came, in order not to let the people notice, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not directly take the little guys to the house, even this large piece of gold was kept, waiting for the people behind to transport it away, and the group quietly left in batches while the night was dark, Zhang Xiaobao left first, and the others left.

At dawn, the people knew that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had left, and they were helpless and sad one by one, they couldn't find Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, so they found He Yiwei and asked him why he didn't remind him.

What can He Yiwei say, people don't let him remind, does he dare to say it casually, he can only keep explaining, saying that he doesn't know, he got up in the morning and saw a letter that he left, and it was too late to remind him at this time, etc.

In fact, the people didn't come to question He Yiwei, waiting for He Yiwei to be powerful, they also had to send each other, after so many years, it was not easy to meet a good official.

The people gathered to press the handprint, opened a white silk, and found someone to write the words of the Wanmin Table, and then the people pressed the handprints one after another, and they needed to press three copies, one for He Yiwei, and the other two for Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.

He Yiwei looked at the bright red handprints on the white silk that the people took turns pressing from village to village, raised his head, did not let the tears remain, and muttered: "My life is worth it." ”

When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were returning to Luoyang, they received a letter from Tubo on the way, which was written by Han Whirlwind.

The letter first said that he would pay homage to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, as well as the people of Zhang Wang's family, and then said that he would not come back, and so did Mi Fan and the two of them.

Preparing to spend a New Year over there, I hope that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan can send a Tibetan specialty to their families and make their families happy.

The next thing to talk about is the matter, tell Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan that there are not many livestock in Tubo that can be exchanged this year, there are a lot of saffron, basically all of them have been collected, and there are slaves, and the number of slaves exchanged for grain has reached 34,000 over there.

said that there could be more next year, especially after the snow fell there, so Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan thought of a way to resettle, so many people could not stay in Jinchuan County.

"It seems that Tubo is really having a hard time this year, and it is estimated that it is impossible to send troops again, otherwise they will not have enough food and grass on their side, coupled with the lack of morale, they will be able to defeat the battle when they come, and our plan can be carried on."

Zhang Xiaobao put the letter away and said to Wang Juan.

Wang Juan let out a long breath and said: "It's good not to fight, to be honest, I don't want to fight, as long as I fight, people will die, although people who are generals should be used to seeing life and death, but I still feel uncomfortable in my heart."

If you think about it more, try to use other means to get Tubo into the territory of Datang, and the original *** seems to have been defeated, and the loss is very large. ”

"Yes, I try to solve the problem by economic means, but if it doesn't work, we can buy land from them, and without the land, they will gradually weaken, and when all the slaves we bought are arranged, we can do something to their population."

Zhang Xiaobao also doesn't like dead people, especially people on his side, and decides that he will not use force if he can solve the problem without using force, but force is not yet lacking, and there must be strong force as a deterrent to allow other methods to continue.

"Xiaobao, do you think Li Longji can send us to the northeast, is the northeast very chaotic now, and the local people are estimated to be difficult to govern."

Wang Juan asked about something else.

Zhang Xiaobao pondered for a moment and said: "No problem, Li Longji will definitely agree, just go around in circles with him when the time comes, didn't we say that we were going to Cizhou, this time let him feel that we are using Cizhou as a cover, as long as he can't be sure, our plan can be carried on."

It is best to go to Dalian in the northeast, there is the sea there, Huludao and Jinzhou will not go first, Dalian is mainly close to Shandong, don't look at the land route It takes a long time, it is very convenient to take the sea route, it is a straight line distance. ”

Wang Juan nodded, "Go back and discuss it carefully, Li Longji has become smarter now, it doesn't seem so easy to deceive him all the time, it is estimated that he just wants to win once, is there a place called Fushun in the northeast, there is a lot of coal in it?" It is said that there is the most amber there.

When we went there in the past, Dalian should be a small broken fishing village now, but it has to develop, there are not many people in the Northeast, who do you say want to run to the fishing village? ”

"You can let our nation have one more, continue to the north, send Li Longji over there will not care, let's get the Russian people over, what is it called now, go back and check, when the time comes, it will be occupied by that side, who occupies it or not, why care about a regime, as long as the people can live a good life, Datang can also do it."

As Zhang Xiaobao spoke, his eyes also looked in the direction of the northeast, where there used to be a very powerful country, where there was both friendship and hatred, but in the final analysis, it was just a conversion of interests.

Wang Juan also looked over, suddenly blinked, and said to Zhang Xiaobao: "Xiaobao, do you know how to go to North America?" We can go over there, the place where the United States bought it at the beginning, this is a lot of trouble, why bother to get a boat to go around so far, it's still dangerous, do you think it's okay? ”

Zhang Xiaobao was stunned for a moment, and then nodded vigorously, "I see it's okay, yes, there is a strait over there, it was very convenient in the past, and it is also convenient to go to South America when the time comes, the two sides are very close." ”

If Zhang Xiaobao hadn't heard Wang Juan mention it, he really wouldn't have thought of this matter, he was influenced by inertial thinking, thinking that the emergence of the Age of Discovery was the discovery of America by Europeans, so he had always planned to get the ship over, and then look for all kinds of seeds over there, come back and plant them, and make delicious food.

As a result, it is only now that I have reacted, and the Russian side is next to the United States, and it is much more comfortable to think about it than in the sea, and it is not so dangerous.

The big ship is to be built, and there will inevitably be a naval battle in the future, but getting the seeds of potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, and corn first does not conflict with shipbuilding.

Thinking about the products over there, Zhang Xiaobao clicked his mouth and said, "Is there still tobacco over there?" I haven't smoked it for more than ten years, and I really want to try it, that thing can be equipped by soldiers to refresh themselves. ”