Side hall.

"Commander, the minister doesn't know if he should say it or not!"

"Speak. Ye Gucheng was obviously still angry, and his face looked unkind.

Zhang Yi took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Wenchen dies, and the military generals fight to the death, and the kingdom is very lucky! But the minister feels that the commander values the military generals and ignores the civil ministers, and in the long run, the ministers are afraid that no more Wenchen will dare to admonish!"

"Does Xiangguo still want to say that Ben Shuai deliberately suppressed Wenchen in order to increase the importance of military generals?" Ye Gucheng's eyes were unusually calm.

"I don't dare. Zhang Yi's heart sank.

"Don't dare?" Ye Gucheng smiled coldly. "I think you dare!"

"Minister... ”

"Why do you think the Marquis of Xuanyuan was able to take the Dongsheng Kingdom with an army of 10,000?" Ye Gucheng said indifferently: "Although the Dongsheng army is disheartened, and the elite is almost exhausted in China, but within the kingdom, there are still more than 100,000 troops. ”

"Xuanyuan Junhou doesn't know strategy, but he knows how to make good use of people, has the style of a general, Ben Shuai likes him, and he wants to give him power, but do you know the real purpose of Ben Shuai to delegate power to him?"

Zhang Yi seemed to think of something, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Stabilize the hearts of the army! The eastern border has greatly surrendered troops and generals, and for them, Huaxia is more of a fear of suffering from gains and losses! Ben Shuai is going to tell them that Huaxia is the only one, and Ben Shuai will tell you again that Ben Shuai is not afraid of things going wrong in the east, unless Huangpu Hua does not want to clear his responsibility and return to the temple. ”

Ye Gucheng did not say one thing explicitly, there was an eyeliner he planted in the army of the Xuanyuan Army, in fact, except for Li Yueli, all the important ministers and generals were placed in him to monitor inside, after the Beiban incident, he became more cautious and did not dare to fully trust others!

"The commander is wise and martial, minister... Shame!"

"Zhang Yi!" A trace of disappointment crossed Ye Gucheng's eyes, and he continued: "Look at the courtiers, those courtiers who stand on top of the temple! How many of them have the surname Xuanyuan? Look at the army, how many generals are appointed by the Xuanyuan clan or are there more people from other clansmen? You all say that the commander is a heavy general, don't you just want to say that the marshal is only a member of the Xuanyuan clan? But you can look at it, open your eyes to see whether the marshal is more relatives or more talented, even if Xuanyuan Xue is an expedition to the Northern Underworld, the supervisor army used by the marshal is also Yu Wenhao! However, you are still not satisfied! Your mind is full of thoughts about excluding dissidents and fighting for power! You dare to speak out and be ashamed to call it a confession?"

Zhang Yi was shocked, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Commander Mingjian, the minister has never had such a heart." ”

"You don't, do you dare to make sure that others don't either?" Ye Gucheng's eyes were cold, and he said indifferently: "Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi! Ben Shuai appointed you as the prime minister, because he wanted you to assist Ben Shuai in balancing all forces and maintaining the peace of the kingdom, not to add obstacles to Ben Shuai." ”

"Minister... The minister knows his mistake! Please punish the commander!" Zhang Yi was really embarrassed at this moment.

"Get up!" Ye Gucheng sighed lightly and said slowly: "In the future, use your brain more, don't wake up with everything." ”

"Obey!" Zhang Yi stood obediently aside.

"Can all the big local merchants reach the royal capital?"

"Returning to the commander-in-chief, all have arrived, and the post house has been arranged. ”

"Okay!" Ye Gucheng flashed and said softly: "It's time to meet them!"

The post house, the largest guest house for foreign guests in the royal capital, Ye Gucheng was originally built to be able to coexist peacefully with all countries, but he never imagined that since the construction, the first batch of people to move in were the families and merchants in the kingdom.

These big clans have chains in all walks of life, and some of them are almost monopolistic in business, and it is not an exaggeration to describe them as making money every day.

In the huge hall, more than 20 people sat at once, and it was still slightly crowded.

These people were divided into two rows, left and right, looking at each other and sitting side by side, even though they were accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, and when they learned that the commander had summoned them, they still seemed very restrained, of course, there were also mutual resentments and hatred for each other, but they didn't dare to make a loud noise!

"The commander has arrived!"

Listening to the chanting outside the hall, everyone's expressions changed, and they hurriedly got up and knelt on both sides.

"See the Commander-in-Chief!"

Ye Gucheng smiled, walked slowly, walked to the middle hall and sat down, and immediately, said indifferently: "Get up!"

"Commander Xie!"

"You don't have to be restrained, please sit down!"

"Commander Xie!"

Then the crowd sat down cautiously.

"Tea!"

The servants quickly entered, and brought tea sets and pastries.

Ye Gucheng took two sips of tea to moisten his throat, coughed lightly and said, "Today, please come here, there is actually something to discuss with you." ”

"The commander doesn't have to be like this, if it is useful to the villain, please command, as long as the villain is within his ability, he will not hesitate to do it. A merchant was cautious and laughing, but he was beating drums in his heart, and he always felt that there was no good feast!

"You should know that the kingdom has just regained the east, and it is only a matter of time before the north is in trouble. Ye Gucheng put the tea set on the table and said slowly: "Now, it is necessary not only to appease the people in the east, but also to rebuild after the war, and at the same time, the casualties of the soldiers are sympathetic, etc., the treasury is really at a loss!"

Everyone suddenly changed color, and they all looked at each other but did not speak.

Ye Gucheng saw it in his eyes and continued quietly: "Ben Shuai knows that the kingdom despises merchants the most, even a Confucian scholar from a humble background disdains it, and I believe that you have also been disappointed because of this. ”

As if arousing a heart disease, many big families looked gloomy, and they did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to auction the treasures in the palace of the kingdom, just for a matter of face! To put it bluntly, money is just data for them, and now, what they need more is fame.

"It's a pity that these vulgar people don't know the importance of merchants to the kingdom! They don't know the contribution of merchants to the kingdom! That is not as humble as soldiers going into battle to kill the enemy!"

"Yes, why do these hateful Confucian families look down on us? ”

"Who says it isn't! Not to mention, some time ago, in the disaster in the west, the kingdom launched a disaster relief, and many villains also contributed money to help rebuild after the disaster. ”

"What is this, the most annoying thing is Li Langgui's bastard child, when I was down, I ate and drank well, and I didn't even look at me when I was on the top of the college entrance examination, and I didn't even look at me, and I said that it smelled of copper, and I moved out of my mansion like a refugee, which made the little girl sad for a while. ”

When it comes to these things, many merchants pour bitter water, and of course, there are also truly wise people who stand by and wait for changes.

Seeing this, Ye Gucheng hit the railway while it was hot: "Therefore, this marshal has set up some special titles, you must know that these titles are no less than the hundred officials in the court, although there is no real power, but, the official can not worship, the most important thing is that the title can be hereditary, if the children have real talent and learning, they can directly enter the court as an official or enlist in the army as a general." ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience boiled, and even the merchants who had been calm were also blazing.

However, they knew better that they would have to be repaid under heavy profits, and for a while, they all held their breath and stared at Ye Gucheng tightly.

Ye Gucheng took a sip of tea unhurriedly and continued: "Of course, the title is also limited, there are only ten places, as for who is the flower, who can enjoy this honor, doing business in the name of the kingdom, you have to look at you!"

"I don't know, what does it mean to do business in the name of the kingdom?" said a middle-aged merchant.

"Acquisition!" Ye Gucheng said indifferently: "Becoming a true kingdom merchant also means that the kingdom will be the supreme judge from now on." ”

The audience was silent.

Compared with the fanaticism just now, more people have retreated and handed over their ancestral business, and they ask themselves if they can't do it!

Ye Gucheng didn't put pressure on him, chuckled, and then said: "Of course, Ben Shuai also understands what you are worried about, but you should know that once you officially become a merchant of the kingdom, its industry will be called a state-owned enterprise, and after that, the kingdom will focus on supporting, no matter where it can be unimpeded, and when you encounter the people of the rogues, local officials and even the army will escort you, this is the first glory that belongs to the merchant from ancient times to the present! If you can really reach such a height, I believe it will be in vain to go this way in the world!"

It is undeniable that many people are a little moved, especially when they hear the detailed acquisition plan behind Ye Gucheng and the benefits it brings, in the face of the limited number of places, many people gritted their teeth and began to bid for each other.

This meeting went very smoothly, at least, to meet Ye Gucheng's standards, the treasury problem can be slowly solved, and he only set 10 places, in order to catch more big fish, only let people see the priorities of state-owned enterprises, the rest of the family merchants will find a way to even squeeze their heads to become state-owned enterprises, although this move is an impact on small merchants, and may even break the traditional business model to be treated differently, but in the face of the economic crisis of the kingdom, Ye Gucheng has no choice.

Along the way, Zhang Yi seemed silent, as if thinking about something.

Seeing this, Ye Gucheng said indifferently: "Xiangguo has something to say?"

Zhang Yi hesitated for a moment, and said slowly: "The commander's intelligence is sincerely admired by the minister! It's just that as soon as this example is opened, the minister is afraid that there will be a bad trend of buying and selling official positions in the kingdom. ”

"That's your problem!" Ye Gucheng shook the pot easily.

Zhang Yi was speechless for a moment.

Military Manufacturing Bureau.

When several principals saw Ye Gucheng coming with Xiangguo, they rushed up excitedly.

"Commander, the crossbow has been manufactured, and there are currently two kinds of repeating crossbows, the light repeater and the heavy repeater, which can be used for individual combat and firepower. ”

Ye Gucheng was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Quick, show Ben Shuai." ”

Proving ground.

A soldier holds a crossbow, which is the same size as an arrow, except that it has three short arrows on the hilt.

Zhang Yi's eyes widened with curiosity, such a strange bow and arrow was really unheard of.

Woooo

In the blink of an eye, three arrows were fired in succession, accurately hitting the bull's-eye.

Zhang Yi stood on the spot like an evil spirit, he never thought that the crossbow could shoot arrows so fast, the traditional bow and arrow can only shoot one arrow, but the crossbow can shoot three arrows!

"Okay!" Ye Gucheng was overjoyed and said loudly: "What about the heavy crossbow?"

As the name suggests, the heavy bow and crossbow need to be operated by multiple people, because the crossbow is large, but it can fire ten arrows at a time, and the firepower is so dense that it is definitely a nightmare for cavalry and infantry in this era!

"Good!" With such an artifact, Ye Gucheng became more and more confident in his expedition to the Nansheng Kingdom. "Mass production, this commander wants you to make a quantity that can be used by the three armies in the shortest possible time, in addition, the cavalry must also have special crossbows, and in terms of crossbows, find a way to make them more precise and portable. ”

The lords stopped talking.

Ye Gucheng didn't know how to do it, and immediately, he said in a deep voice: "There is no need to worry about funds. ”

"Yes!" the lords rejoiced.

Zhang Yi walked out of the manufacturing bureau for a long time and couldn't calm down, and sighed lightly: "The minister finally knows why the kingdom is so short of money!"

"Xiangguo thinks it's worth it?" Ye Gucheng smiled.

"Value!" Zhang Yi said solemnly: "If the army is strong, the country will be strong, if the country is strong, the people will be rich, and if the people are rich, the world will be peaceful!"

"Very good!" Ye Gucheng sighed lightly: "What Ben Shuai pursues is only peace in the world!"