Eulzhi Wende smiled slightly, picked up the wine glass in front of him, raised his head and drank it all: "When we first founded Goguryeo, it was indeed such a rule, and the lords of each ministry ruled their respective tribes in the area of their own department, but as the country of Goguryeo became bigger and stronger, and the territory became farther and farther away, the original partition under the small country model was no longer realistic. ”

"Like the eastern region where I live, it takes two or three months to go back and forth to Pyongyang City, even if you ride a fast horse, and some adults will take the opportunity to support their own troops and even launch rebellions, so since more than a hundred years ago, all the ministers have to stay in Pyongyang City, and the affairs of the tribe will be handed over to their own sons and nephews, and they will be jointly managed with the envoys sent by the imperial court to each department."

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "This is quite interesting, it is very similar to the system of Zhou Tianzi in the Spring and Autumn Period of our Central Plains, Zhou Tianzi divided most of the territory of the world to the princes to manage, and the land of the royal family is only a small piece, but these candidates need to personally enter the court to serve as the official position of the secretary, and the sons and nephews they left in the fief are scholars." It seems that your country has also won the essence of Zhou Li. ”

The corners of Yizhi Wende's mouth hooked: "Wang Shilang, today we are friends, not to mention the size of these official positions, before giving your country the supreme letter, I want to ask you a word, I hope you can answer truthfully." ”

Wang Shichong nodded, and his eyes flashed: "Does Prime Minister Yizhi want to ask our family to dig this Grand Canal, do you want to do something to your country?" ”

Yizhi Wende's eyebrows were slightly raised, and he still said quietly: "Wang Shilang is a smart person, I don't need to say it so clearly." ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Mr. Yizhi, I'm actually quite curious. With what kind of self-confidence are you? Only then can I believe that I, an official of the Great Sui, will betray our country's secrets to you. Don't say that you and I meet in Pingshui. Even if it's an old friend for many years, it's impossible for me to talk to you about this kind of military affairs. ”

A cold glint flashed in Eulzhi Wende's eyes: "Because I believe that the person who invited me to drink here is not the criminal department squire of the Great Sui, but a businessman who wants to find various ways to open up trade routes in various countries, if Goguryeo is destroyed, or if it is in a state of war with the Great Sui for a long time, the business of your Wang Shilang." That's a big disadvantage, and that's probably the real reason why you want to invite me to drink. ”

Wang Shichong drank all the glass of wine in front of him with a smile and smacked his lips: "It's really good wine." However, Mr. Eulzhi's words, Wang Mou does not dare to agree, our family supreme has just subdued or eliminated the Western Turkic Chuluo Khan in the west, and beat Tuyuhun, my business can also take the opportunity to develop and grow in these two places, and the same is true for Goguryeo, your king often takes the initiative to cut off a qiē connection with the Central Plains in order to protect himself, if our family supreme really takes Goguryeo back to the territory of the Great Sui. It's only going to be better for my business. ”

Yizhi Wende smiled slightly: "The fragmented Western Turks and the thin Tuyuhun are naturally not the opponents of the Great Sui, and the elite soldiers of the Great Sui are all in the Guanzhong. And Longyou and Guanzhong's war food is very sufficient, fighting them can be described as a knife to kill chickens, but our Goguryeo is different, now the lord is wise, the monarch and the minister are single-minded, there are three or four hundred thousand soldiers with armor, and you can also recruit Beji, Khitan and Xi elite cavalry to help fight, even from your forefront of Yingzhou, if you want to cross Liaodong, you have to walk two thousand miles, along the way you have to keep attacking our city, this way of playing is the most consuming national strength and sharpness, even if you have millions of soldiers, I am afraid that you may not be able to defeat our Goguryeo, If the war is prolonged, then Wang Shilang, your business will not be able to continue. ”

Wang Shichong smiled: "Why do you say that? The more fierce the battle ahead, the more profitable I will be, and when the time comes, I will requisition military rations, resell war horses, and sell medicines, these are all profitable transactions, which can not only help the army, but also take the opportunity to make a fortune, why should I not do it? ”

Yizhi Wende sneered: "Fighting a war is a matter of spending money, not to mention making money, if your Sui Dynasty emperor empties the treasury, sooner or later he will attack you rich people, you can't make money during the war, only in a peaceful state, can you get rich through trade." ”

Wang Shichong was secretly happy in his heart, this Yizhi Wende seemed to want to know Yang Guang's hole cards, and in his opinion, he was a mercenary businessman, and it was easy to reveal the military situation to him, this was his own opportunity, and he quietly revealed Yang Guang's expedition to this person, so that Goguryeo could prepare early, so that Yang Guang could fall into Goguryeo as soon as possible and create a better chance for his plan.

Thinking of this, Wang Shichong nodded and said calmly: "The Prime Minister of Yizhi is really well versed in the way of business, yes, only if the two countries can be in a long-term peace and remove the hostility between each other, this can open the trade route, but now it seems that it is probably very difficult, who called your king not very acquainted?" ”

Yizhi Wende said in a deep voice: "Wang Shilang, please make your words clear, since your former emperor sent troops to fight eleven years ago, the king of our family has always been strict with your courtesy, and he congratulates you every year, so why don't you know this statement?" ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Minister Eoji, maybe you think that you Goguryeo are like you are now calling our Great Sui vassals and asking for vassals, and you have fulfilled your courtesy by paying tribute every year, but compared with the Turks and Tuyuhun, you are still too far behind." ”

"First, the Turks and Tuyuhun, the subject countries of the Great Sui, are also given the title of general given by our Emperor of the Great Sui, and they want to send their children to the Sui as hostages to show their submission, and vassal countries like the Turks must send troops to help the war at any time according to the requirements of our Great Sui, this time when we attacked the Yiwu Kingdom in the Western Regions, the Eastern Turkic prince led 50,000 cavalry to help the battle, which is the same as the reason why you can drive those Beji and Khitans."

"Second, as a vassal state of the Great Sui, you must treat the Heavenly Empire with the mentality of a son and a father, but you Goguryeo regard the Great Sui as an enemy, not to mention building the Great Wall along the Liao River, not to mention the normal trade between domestic merchants and the Great Sui, cut off the relationship with the Great Sui, and just send people to make a show when paying tribute every year, not so much as a tribute, but to explore the reality of our Great Sui, just like the Minister of the Ezhi State you are now, you say that you are here to pay tribute, or do you want to take some chances, Let's find out if our Sui Dynasty has the intention of sending troops? (To be continued......)