Chapter 239: War Bond (3)
Although Dugu Yiren is a little worried about the fate of Datang, these national events have nothing to do with him as a woman. Duguyi is just a woman, and women still value their husbands. Since Li Junxian wants to promote this war bond, then Dugu Yiren only has the reason to help Li Junxian. Now, the Duguyi people immediately went back to organize the manpower and wanted to promote this war bond.
As for the other side, Li Junxian is going to find those big families. As long as the large accounts are solved, the sales task of war bonds is to solve most of them. Li Junxian first came to Cheng Yanjin's house, because Cheng Yanjin's wife, Mrs. Cui, is the woman of the Cui family, and it seems that she has a lot of influence in the Cui family. Therefore, Li Junxian came to find Mrs. Cui first.
"Brother Cheng bites Jin, it's been good lately!" Li Junxian said.
"It's okay, it's okay. Did you come to me for something? Cheng Yanjin asked.
"Brother Cheng Biting Jin, I'm here to find Mrs. Cui, I want to cooperate with Mrs. Cui for something!" Li Junxian said.
"Well, you're not here to find my old Cheng! Since you are looking for my wife, let him come out to meet you. Cheng Yanjin said.
It is now the Tang Dynasty, and various rules of etiquette have not yet been established, so the ladies of the inner house can still come out to meet outsiders. Therefore, it is not uncommon for Li Junxian to say that he wants to come to Mrs. Cheng Yanjin, and Cheng Yanjin will not have any doubts about Li Junxian because of this.
"Mrs. Cheng is well!" Li Junxian first said hello.
"General Li is fine, do you have anything to do with your concubine?" Mrs. Choi asked.
After Li Junxian sat down, he asked, "Mrs. Cui, is your Qinghe Cui family rich?" ”
Li Junxian's question was very direct, and he directly asked them if they had any money.
Mrs. Cui didn't know what it meant, so she immediately said carefully: "Our Cui family is also a small property, enough for a large family to live." ”
"Mrs. Cui, you are also my big family in the Tang Dynasty, and I won't hide it from you. Now I, Datang, want to take advantage of the Turkic snow disaster to use troops against the Turks. We must fight a big blow and strive to eradicate the great scourge of the steppe nomads in the future. However, although we have been cultivating for a few years, the people have not been able to leave much money left, and of course we cannot raise taxes. Therefore, we have no choice but to find you, the big families, and hope that the big families can fund our army to fight! Li Junxian said.
Mrs. Cui shook her head and said, "General Li, although our Cui family is still a small rich family, we can't afford to supply hundreds of thousands of troops, so you better ask for another master!" ”
"Wait. Mrs. Cui, we're not done yet! We are not asking for your money for nothing, but your family has invested in our war. As long as we win, we can distribute the spoils of war to you. When the time comes, the steppes of the Turks, and even cattle and sheep slaves can be distributed to those who contribute money. Li Junxian said.
"Oh?" Mrs. Choi's interest came.
"Mrs. Cui, according to my discussion with the emperor, that is, our Tang State only took half of the spoils to reward the soldiers, and the other half was used to give the big families who funded the war. In this way, they can get a lot of military spending on military wars. And you can also get a lot of benefits. Li Junxian explained.
"And what if the war is lost?" Mrs. Cui immediately asked.
Mrs. Cui is a woman from a big family, and she will not invest immediately for some invisible benefits. He immediately saw the key, that is, once the Tang Dynasty's war against the Turks failed, then I am afraid that these investments will be wasted. If you don't understand the risks involved, invest in it. That's probably a fool. A person from a big family can never be a fool.
"Madam, in fact, any investment is risky. It's up to you whether you want to or not. Since ancient times, the most lucrative business is war, once won. That's a lot of money. However, war is also a very risky business, and once you lose, you will not only lose all your money, but also affect yourself. However, this is a matter of the wise and the wise. If you are willing to invest, then the return will be tens of thousands of times. And if you are not willing to invest, then you will not get a share of the profits. I've said that it's your business whether you want to invest or not. Li Junxian said.
Mrs. Cui said very politely: "How can we believe that Datang can win?" Although I also want to invest, you also want us to see the possibility of winning! We can't just rely on your empty words to invest, and I can't convince the principals of our Cui family. If it were General Li, I'm afraid you wouldn't have invested. General Li, you are also half a businessman, and you should understand that businessmen's money is also hard-won, and you will not casually invest in a place with no future in sight. ”
In fact, Mrs. Cui's words are very reasonable, that is, Mrs. Cui is not worried that Datang can win the war. Although it is possible for both sides of the war to win, the probability of this victory or defeat is a question. Usually, it is the steppe nomads who press the Han people in the Central Plains to fight, but now they take the initiative to find them bad luck, which is fighting on the enemy's home field! People are familiar with the environment of the grassland, so how can you say that you can win?
If they can't give everyone a good chance of winning, then they won't invest. After all, no one can invest their money in a place where they will inevitably lose money, and this is the shrewdness of human beings. In particular, big families and businessmen are even more shrewd and will not invest their money and interests in useless places. Those big families, every step, every decision has to be deduced for a long time, and if there is not at least eighty percent chance of winning, they generally will not do it. Now, they can't see more than eighty percent of the chances of winning this war!
I am afraid that this problem is also what many people are worried about, and if they can't see the odds of victory, I'm afraid that the people will not support the army to fight. Because every time they go to war, they consume their money, and even they have to send their children to fight, which may not be able to bear it. If they don't have faith, then I'm afraid they won't have the courage to fight.
Although Li Junxian was sure of this war, it was not built in history. And the reason why Li Junxian is confident is that he has an army that is the best in the world, and he will definitely be able to win a big victory. Even if you can't fight, it's very easy to want a truce. So Li Junxian was not afraid of their failure at all, so he had the courage to come.
However, others may not have this faith. (To be continued......)