Looking at the back of Xu Chongguang's departure, Lu Chengqi was a little happy. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info If there is not such a "loyal minister", I am afraid that he himself will be exhausted. It's just that Lu Chengqi doesn't know that such a "loyal minister" also has his own careful thoughts. However, Xu Chongguang is more public than selfish, and that's it, which also makes this old man Xu seem to be a loyal minister.

Lu Chengqi sighed in his heart, and then turned to look at the inaccurate map. Not long ago, judging from the news from the secret agents of the Supervision Department, it has successfully provoked the hatred of the raw girl Zhen for the Liao State, and the northeast border of the Liao State is now full of flames.

And the Liao State was caught off guard, and was robbed of a lot of property, cattle and sheep, and even women by the birth of Jurchen. The Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji was furious when he heard the news and sent an elite army to prepare a large army to press the border. Unexpectedly, the mature women who have always been oppressed by the Khitans, and some tribes took this opportunity to break away from the control of the Liao State.

Now the situation of the Liao State is very bad, the northwest tribes have rebelled and impermanent, and now the Jurchen rebellion has been added, and the external troubles continue to consume the national strength of the Liao State. Coupled with the grasslands of the Xiaoice River period, the Liao State was not rich in production, and there were many internal contradictions, so that the Liao Emperor Yelü Hongji was very troubled. Originally, he could be regarded as an accomplished emperor, and he also pressed Emperor Dashun Yuanshou in the early stage, and beat Dashun so much that he didn't even dare to take a step out of the border. Until now, as soon as the border people of Dashun saw the Khitans, they were so frightened that they ran to the major cities.

It's a pity that the Liao State is now throwing a rat bogey, and he doesn't dare to fight the grass valley again. Not for anything else, just for the sake of the field. In fact, in Yelu Hongji's eyes, the three-year non-aggression pact signed with Dashun is like a piece of waste paper. If it weren't for the mutual negotiation ground, the Khitans, who lacked supplies to survive the winter, would definitely continue to invade the south on a large scale. In the face of survival, all treaties are nothing more than floating clouds.

After the opening of the field, the Khitan people were surprised to find that in their tribe, worthless horses, cattle and sheep, wool and hunting fur could be sold at a "sky-high price". There are no treacherous businessmen, where will these businessmen who go to the border to sell lose money? It's just that the price they give is already sky-high for the Khitans.

Previously, there was no trade between Liao and Dashun, and if the Khitans wanted to obtain daily necessities, they had to be plundered by the army and then distributed to each Khitan. Except for the Khitan nobles, the rest of the Khitan people received just enough materials to survive. Therefore, there have been many riots in Liao. It's just that under the cover of the Northwest tribes and the Jurchen tribes, these riots seem a little insignificant.

Now Dashun in accordance with the signed treaty, in the Liao and Dashun border opened a field, heard the news of the Khitan herdsmen, or to Dashun copper money trade, or barter, whenever the Khitan people obtained enough materials to survive, will be particularly enthusiastic, extraordinarily tame. So much so that after these untreacherous businessmen saw the servility of the Khitan people, they sighed greatly: "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are used as dogs; The saints are unkind, and they use the people as dogs......"

Lu Chengqi received a secret report from the Supervision Department, and after looking at it comprehensively, he knew that it was impossible for Dashun and Liao to start another war. As long as the field always exists, the Khitans can obtain living materials and can survive the winter of each year safely, then the Liao State will not be able to attack Dashun in order to maintain the status quo. It's just that after Dashun becomes stronger, whether it will fight Liao is another story.

Lu Chengqi slightly recalled the statement of a forum in later generations that the Chinese nation lacks bloodiness and lacks interest in expanding its territory. And one of the gods replied, which Lu Chengqi still remembers vividly: "Do you think that China has a small piece of the Yellow River Basin and has hit such a large territory now, and it is said that it is said?" It's just that the ancients occupied all the land that could be cultivated, and they had no desire to expand their territory again, and they closed the door and beat themselves up......"

Although this statement is a bit crude, it does not deviate from the truth in general. It is certain that the Chinese do not covet the land under any one nation. As to why the rulers are reluctant to expand their territory, it is a question of historical limitations. In the official history, many officials did not like to expand their territory, so they used their own will to jointly write to obstruct the emperor's intention to expand the territory. The excuses used are nothing more than the use of swords to hurt the peace of heaven, the gains of the occupied land outweigh the losses, the saints' wars against injustice, and so on. However, to put it bluntly, the official gentry class is just afraid that after expanding the territory, they will be sent to a poor land to become officials. These magistrates, who have only been in office for three or five years, will they really do things for the people? If you lay the foundation and pick peaches for the next one, but you don't get any benefits, this is selflessness! Except for a very small number of Qing officials with noble sentiments who will do this, how can those officials who are promoted and wealthy in order to glorify their ancestors and make a fortune be like saints, who specialize in benefiting others and have no self-interest?

Lu Chengqi has seen the power of bureaucracy, so he has no trust in these unrestrained officials at all. That's why he set up the Inspectorate for the purpose of that.

When Lu Chengqi set his eyes on the Youyun border, he also understood in his heart. Over time, in order to maximize profits, these businessmen will definitely push the purchase price again and again. It is eternal that the merchant class exploits the people at the bottom to obtain maximum profits. But the role of businessmen cannot be erased. To look at the problem, we must divide it into two parts, and we must see the advanced nature of the merchant class and the selfishness of the merchant class.

When the Khitans could not accept the price offered by Shang Jia, it was time for the Liao State and Dashun to restart the blade. The development of history also proves this point. The only thing Lu Chengqi can do is to ask Zhou Zhiruo, who is in charge of Huangzhuang, to give a fair price as much as possible. It's just that in this way, the profit of the Royal Village will be reduced. In the final analysis, this Huangzhuang is like a state-owned enterprise, although the income is not good, it always loses money. But without state-owned enterprises, the economy cannot be controlled, and it will slide into the abyss by itself.

Although Lu Chengqi is not familiar with history, he can feel that the current Liao State seems to be in decline. In the official history, it was in the Yelu Hongji Dynasty that the Liao State began to turn from prosperity to decline. However, the current Yelu Hongji is also relatively promising. It's just unfortunate that he ran into Lu Chengqi, an emperor who is more powerful than him, so the weakening of the Liao State is inevitable. Not to mention, Lu Chengqi had already secretly sent the Supervision Department to sow discord between the Jurchens and the Khitan.

Looking at the map, Lu Chengqi seemed to see the scene of the Jurchens and Khitans riding and shooting at each other on the vast grassland, galloping thousands of horses, and charging into battle. Being able to weaken the opponent's strength in secret is what Lu Chengqi likes to see. As long as the Liao State is stabilized and Dashun is given ten years, Lu Chengqi has the confidence to beat the land of Dashun to the grassland!

A sneer curled into the corner of Lu Chengqi's mouth, this plan had already been set in his heart. However, in order to realize this plan, we must first develop commerce and industry. Only when you have strengthened your own strength can you be qualified to conquer the grassland. (To be continued.) )