"Your Majesty is wise..."Luo Yangxing was the first to kneel on the ground and said loudly to Emperor Chongzhen on the throne.

The other ministers in the main hall, although they were very reluctant, had to kneel on the ground to accept this fact when they saw the determined expression on Chongzhen's face.

Just as Chongzhen was about to announce his retirement from the dynasty, Luo Yangxing, who was kneeling on the ground, spoke again.

"Your Majesty, the minister has one more important thing to start..."

"After ten days of bloody fighting, the commander of the Datong General Guard, the Tiger and Leopard Army, successfully recovered Huairen and Shanyin counties from the rebels. Although the leader of the rebels escaped in the final battle of San'in, the Haw Par Army under the command of Lord Wei destroyed more than 10,000 rebels. With such a great achievement, the old minister thought that the imperial court must be rewarded..."

Speaking of this, Luo Yangxing's words suddenly changed, and he continued: "In addition, the minister implores His Majesty to withdraw the official title of Lord Wei Jinyi Wei Tongzhi....The most important reason why Lord Wei was appointed as Jinyi Wei Tongzhi in the first place was to adapt to the situation outside the customs at the beginning, so as to facilitate the Haw Par Army to attack the Jin Jingrui after the attack..."

"Today, Lord Wei has become the chief soldier of Datong Mansion with heavy troops in the courtyard of the imperial court. In order to avoid suspicion, and for the sake of the lords in the court saying that I am a private party, the minister thinks that while the imperial court rewards Lord Wei, it must take back the official title of Lord Wei Jinyi Wei Tongzhi, leave Jinyiwei, and devote himself to leading troops for the court to eliminate Datong and even the entire Shanxi banditry. ”

In Emperor Chongzhen's opinion, as long as Wei Zheng leaves Jinyiwei, whether in rank or official position. Wei Zheng, who is already on a par with Luo Yangxing, will no longer go with Luo Yangxing, even for their own interests. Turn friends into enemies.

And this is definitely the ending that Chongzhen wants to see the most.

Because, no Son of Heaven wants to see his subordinates' strength expand to the point where they can't control it.

Therefore, while Luo Yangxing said his thoughts, Emperor Chongzhen had already agreed to this idea from the bottom of his heart.

In the court of Nuoda, not only Chongzhen, who sits on the throne, has always been a sworn enemy with Luo Yangxing. Although it is not clear why Luo Yangxing would make such an opinion. However, when he thought of Luo Yangxing's power in the court after losing Wei Zheng, a foreign aid. After suffering a great loss, he still stood up without hesitation and said to Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty, the old minister also agrees with Lord Luo's opinion. In order to avoid the emergence of a situation in which the DPRK and China are formed into cliques and private sectors. In order for Lord Wei to better lead troops for the imperial court, the imperial court should immediately withdraw the official title of Lord Wei Jinyi Wei Tongzhi..."

"As for the merits of Lord Wei in Datong Mansion, the old minister thinks that Lord Wei should be crowned as the chief soldier of Shanxi in the second grade of the imperial court, leading all the military in Shanxi, purging all bandits in Shanxi, and continuing to make contributions to the Ming Dynasty."

"What a ruthless move..."This was Emperor Chongzhen's first thought after hearing what the official Shangshu said.

Let's first set aside the relationship between Wei Zheng and Luo Yangxing. and then vigorously promoted Wei Zheng, and even let Wei Zheng's official position and barrenness exceed Luo's cultivation. So that two people will fight each other, from superiors and subordinates to enemies...

In this way, the DPRK and China will not only suffer great losses, but will also have one more political enemy. Of course, the official secretary standing in the center of the main hall will also have a political enemy because of this.

However, for the official secretary, a strong political opponent is always easier to deal with than a few scattered political enemies.

And these results are also what Emperor Chongzhen wants to see the most.

So, Emperor Chongzhen didn't think about it and said, "Quasi... From now on, I will control all military horses in Shanxi and eliminate all bandits in Shanxi..."

As soon as the holy decree came out of Chongzhen's mouth, a smile of victory appeared on Luo Yangxing's face, who was still kneeling on the ground.

Because, everyone in the hall didn't know that the reason why he said this in the court today was because he had discussed it with Wei Zheng in advance. Because, only in this way, can the private alliance of the two not be discovered.

Datong General Military Mansion, Wei Zheng didn't know that he had become the Shanxi General Soldier under one person and above ten thousand people in Shanxi.

At this moment, Zhou Shuyuan was reporting to Wei Zheng with a face full of excitement on the expanding output of the refined salt workshop.

"General, you don't know that the refined salt produced by the refined salt workshop has reached the point where the supply exceeds demand. The current refined salt workshop can earn eight thousand taels of silver for our general military mansion every day..."

Surprisingly, Wei Zheng didn't show a smile on his face. Instead, he gave an astonishing order: "From now on, all the refined salt produced by the refined salt workshops will stop being sold and hoarded, except for our own use." When the time comes, someone will naturally come and transport refined salt, and the price will be higher than what you sell......"

"All the refined salt is hoarded... General, you're not wrong....so much refined salt, who in our Ming Dynasty has such a big appetite to be able to eat so much refined salt in one bite, and the price is higher than our retail sales..."Zhou Shuyuan asked Wei Zheng rhetorically with a shocked face.

"Jinyi Wei ......" Wei Zheng did not hide it, and answered bluntly.

Seeing that Zhou Shuyuan wanted to ask for a specific reason, Wei Zheng hurriedly explained: "Strategist, do you think that with the current strength of our Tiger and Leopard Army, if we sell refined salt nationwide, will it be smooth?" ”

"Will the local government and the magnates, and even the imperial court, allow such great interests to be held in our hands?"

Seeing Zhou Shuyuan shaking his head, Wei Zheng replied in a firm tone: "No, whether it is the local government, the magnates and the imperial court, they will use all kinds of means to prevent us from profiting from it, and even want to take our business of selling refined salt for themselves." ”

"However, what we can't do, the Jinyi Wei led by Lord Luo can....So, the last time Lord Jinyi Wei Luo came to our Datong, I made the decision to form an alliance with Jinyi Wei and cooperate."

"In order to ensure that Jinyiwei becomes our most loyal ally, there must be enough interests to link our two families. And our unique refined salt business is the link that connects this chain of interests. ”

"So, I decided to hand over the business of selling refined salt to Jinyiwei. The price for which Jin Yiwei buys refined salt from us is fifteen taels of silver per quintal, and we must guarantee to provide Jin Yiwei with 600,000 quintals of refined salt a year, and we can only provide refined salt to Jin Yiwei. In addition, the specific price of refined salt in the market has nothing to do with us..."

"Tie up the Jinyiwei with the business chain of selling refined salt, tie the Jinyiwei to command Lord Luo, let him help us in the imperial court, and fight for our interests, this is definitely a very win-win way...."

Zhou Shuyuan was first frightened by the amount of 600,000 quintals of refined salt per year, and then by the price of fifteen taels of silver for a load of refined salt, and until the end, he was frightened by Wei Zheng's specific purpose of doing this.

After a long time of tea, Zhou Shuyuan opened his mouth and sighed: "The general is wise..."

"With this refined salt business chain tethered to Jinyiwei, then the alliance between us and Lord Luo will become even stronger... When the time comes, we will also be regarded as really having people in the DPRK and helping us in the DPRK. ”

"High, really high..."

Wei Zheng nodded and replied, "Strategist, this is nothing...... In my eyes, Jinyiwei is just the first ally I want to develop... After our glass comes out, I will also turn the emperor sitting on the dragon chair into our ally. ”

"How is it possible to turn the emperor into our ally... General, isn't your idea too whimsical? Zhou Shuyuan, who was standing in front of Wei Zheng, asked with a shocked face.

Wei Zheng replied confidently: "Nothing is impossible......"

"You also know that once glass is produced, the benefits that glass brings to us, in a certain way, may directly exceed that of refined salt. With such a big interest in a business, if there is no backstage cover with a large enough background, do you think that others will not be blushing, can we sell glass to the entire Ming Dynasty in a smooth way? ”

"In addition, I know from Lord Luo's mouth that what the emperor lacks most now is silver. Do you think that if we send silver to the emperor, the emperor will refuse? ”

"At that time, even if the entire glass business is profitable, there will be one or two million taels of silver. Such a large amount of foreign wealth can definitely make our emperor excited..."

Zhou Shuyuan nodded, and then, another question came to mind, and he asked Wei Zheng: "General, if the emperor is jealous of our glass business and wants to take the entire glass business for himself, what should we do then?" ”

Wei Zheng didn't have the slightest worry on his face, and replied with a smile: "It depends on whether our secrecy measures are good or not..."

"As long as we don't let the emperor know the source of our glass, the emperor has no way to take this business for himself and kick us away..."

"Therefore, in order for the emperor of the Jinluan Palace to become our ally as soon as possible, the glass workshop must come up with the finished product as soon as possible."

"As long as we turn the emperor into an ally, then we will become the emperor's true confidants. As long as we gain the emperor's trust, coupled with the help of Lord Luo, our Tiger and Leopard Army will be stationed in Datong Mansion forever....No one can transfer us out of Datong Mansion..."

"When our foundation in Datong Mansion develops step by step to the point where we can compete with the imperial court, then we don't need to look at the eyes of the emperor and the imperial court, and rely on our own strength to sell refined salt and glass throughout the country..."

At this time, the worried expression on Zhou Shuyuan's face finally disappeared. After taking a deep breath, he said with a stern face: "General, I will definitely urge the glass workshop to do its best to produce glass... If the glass is produced one day earlier, the emperor on the Jinluan Palace will be able to become our backstage as soon as possible, and our Haw Par Army can also develop in Datong Mansion without any worries. (To be continued......)