"It's really a good calculation." Zhuang Migao also figured it out.

Through Yang Laizhen's intermediary, Zhuang Migao can be regarded as having dealt with Su Hao a lot, and he knows Su Hao's way of doing things. Su Hao is good at using interests to induce others to do things, and the people who cooperate with him can indeed get real benefits from it. Su Hao is not greedy, and all the benefits are shared with his collaborators, so although the people who cooperate with him understand that they are being used by him, they are willing and even actively want to be used by him.

This time, Su Hao was obviously advocating going abroad to fight, and at the same time, he also knew that this proposal would be blocked in the imperial court. He marked so many mining sites, nominally to Zhou Wei'an and Zhuang Migao, but in essence, through the two of them, he wanted to transfer them to all officials who could speak up about sending troops. Of course, the benefits that the two of them can obtain in the process are also very considerable.

In fact, whether or not to use troops against the grassland is a matter that does not matter at all to most ministers. Out of habit, they would oppose the proposal, but if there was any benefit, it would not be difficult for them to support it. Li Zhen's analysis of these ministers is very accurate, they themselves claim to be scholars, but their inner greed is no less than that of profiteers in the market.

"Let's calculate how much we can get from these mines." Zhou Wei'an said nakedly.

"This, Deputy Chief Su has already calculated it with him." Dong Tianzhang said.

The income of a mine depends on the reserves, ore grade, difficulty of mining, transportation costs, etc., and without this information, it is impossible to calculate how much income a mine can have. Su Hao has an in-depth understanding of the mines he has marked, and although all kinds of data cannot be said to be backwards, it is enough to cope with some ordinary cost-benefit estimates.

Before Dong Tianzhang and Yang Laizhen left Ningxia, Su Hao had already calculated the income of the mine with them. Roughly calculated, even if these mines are only half as successful as they are mined. The annual income is more than 200,000 taels of silver. And if the mineral products can be further processed in some mining areas, and then sold to the chiefs of the grasslands, the profits can be further increased.

Dong Tianzhang reported the results of this calculation to Zhou Wei'an and Zhuang Migao, and their breathing began to become rapid. Zhuang Migao glanced at Zhou Wei'an and said, "Zhou Shilang, this thing is worth doing!" ”

"Haha, Zhou also has this intention." Zhou Wei'an said, "Marquis Zhuang, who do you think we should find first?" ”

"Come on, let's sum it up." Zhuang Migao said.

That same evening. Zhou Wei'an and Zhuang Migao each set up a banquet in their own mansions, and many officials in the capital received invitations to come to the banquet. There is no need to ask for any reason for going to a banquet, and the more you learn from an unknown banquet, the more you can surprise people in the end, which people who have been in the officialdom for a long time know it.

Outsiders had no way of knowing what was really going on at the banquets in the Zhou Mansion and the Zhuang Mansion, but when the guests left full of wine and food, everyone had some excitement and excitement on their faces. Some of them. After leaving the master's house, he did not rush back to his home, but hurried to the homes of other officials who usually had a good relationship with him, and passed on the news he had just received.

The brokers who served officials big and small were also suddenly busy. They were urgently summoned by their respective hosts, and then began to deploy their troops. On the road from the capital to the border city of Ningxia, groups of caravans rushed forward like sparks, when everyone met in the post house or inn. There was no surprise, but they exchanged tacit glances with each other, and there were only three words in their eyes: you know.

Cheng Dong was unaware of the undercurrent surging in the capital. He spent several days in his rented house, writing a long memo, citing scriptures and classics, to refute the bill on sending troops to the grasslands. When it comes to the emotional part, he himself is moved by himself, and he feels that he has simply turned into a cuckoo crying blood in the middle of the night, calling for spring unrelentingly.

After writing the fold, Cheng Dong repeatedly polished it, and carefully corrected it, and then took it to the court with great ambition. After a few days of deliberation, Xiao Ruxun's proposal will be discussed again at today's court meeting, and Cheng Dong believes that he will be able to criticize this proposal to the fullest and show his skills in front of the ministers.

"Everyone, Aiqing, about Xiao Ruxun's proposal to send troops to the grassland to chase down the Yu Party, everyone has also discussed it for several days, right? Today, let's talk freely. Wanli sat on the dragon chair and said to everyone.

"Minister......" Cheng Dong took a step forward and planned to speak.

"The minister has a book to play!" Before Cheng Dong could say the second word, Zhou Wei'an interrupted him loudly.

Wanli pointed to Zhou Wei'an and said, "Zhou Aiqing, please speak." ”

Cheng Dong's foot that had just taken half a step had to be withdrawn again, Zhou Wei'an's official was much bigger than him, and his qualifications were not mentioned, Cheng Dong did not compete with him for the power of the microphone.

Zhou Wei'an didn't think about what Cheng Dong was thinking, a small seven-grade supervising imperial history was not worth the attention of a servant. He walked out of the team, came to Wanli, took out a recital, and said in a croaking voice: "The minister thinks that the matter of the troops raised by General Xiao to leave the grassland can be called a feat in the world. If this move can be effective, Xiao Zongbing's merits can be compared to Wei Qing of the Han Dynasty and Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty......"

No way? Cheng Dong listened to Zhou Wei'an's gushing speech, and had a feeling of doubting that he was dreaming. He remembered that Zhou Wei'an seemed to be against sending troops a few days ago, why did he become the main force supporting Xiao Ruxun as soon as he turned around? Okay, even if your thinking changes, can you not be so exaggerated, it's just to go out of the grassland to chase and kill a Bibai, why did it become Wei Qing and Li Jing? Can these two stand it?

Finally waiting for Zhou Wei'an to finish speaking, Cheng Dong raised his foot and planned to come out to play. Before he could leave, Zhuang Migao blocked him again: "Holy Lord, the minister has something to say." ”

"Zhuang Aiqing, please speak." Wanli said to Zhuang Migao with a satisfied smile on his face. Zhou Wei'an's words just now, although a little sensational and disgusting, Wanli is still a dragon. He didn't know what had happened in the past few days, but he could guess how much that Su Hao must have played a role in it.

Zhuang Migao took a step forward and said, "Weichen doesn't have much to say, what Weichen wants to say is to completely agree with Zhou Shilang's opinion. Although the rebel is a Tatar, he has been submitted, and he is my courtier. As a courtier, the first to start and the last to defect, it is an unforgivable crime, if you can't be arrested, it is a great shame for my Ming! ”

"Finished?" Wanli asked.

"That's it." Zhuang Migao replied.

"Zhuang Aiqing said it well, step down." Wan Li said happily.

"Minister......" Cheng Dong was about to speak again, but what made him depressed was that someone was ahead of him again, and he was still the kind of minister with a higher official position than him. His grade is not enough in the court, and he usually gets the opportunity to speak, mainly because everyone doesn't want to talk more, so as not to offend people, so he is allowed to come forward. Now the situation is different, there are many people who want to speak, how can it be his turn to speak.

"The minister agrees with Zhou Shilang's words, and chasing down the Yu Dang is a move to show my great authority."

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister has already said that he should send troops!"

“……”

One after another, officials stood up and expressed their support for sending troops. Of course, there were some ministers who disagreed, but when they saw this kind of scene, they were very consciously shut up. They are not afraid to raise the bar with the emperor, because the more they raise the bar, the more they can prove that they are the conscience of the academic world, which is something that can achieve both fame and fortune. But when it comes to going against most of the courtiers, they're not that stupid.

Some people who were kept in the dark immediately whispered to their colleagues about the origin of the matter, and the colleagues had a mysterious smile on their faces, but replied in an ominous voice: Brother so-and-so, your news is too ill-informed, or, after the dispersal of the dynasty, let's go to Defu Building to talk about it, and wait for the younger brother to give you a detailed explanation?

After everyone talked noisily for a long time, Shen Shixing stood up. He waved his hand to stop the officials who were about to continue to add their views, then walked up to Wanli, bowed down and said:

"Holy Lord, the opinions of all the ministers are unanimous, that is, they are in favor of sending troops to the grassland to pursue and suppress the remaining party. Can the Holy Lord issue an order now and send the military department to do this? ”

Wanli nodded and said, "Since all of you Aiqing mean to agree with sending troops, then I should agree." Xiao Ruxun said that there was no need for additional expenses to send troops to the grassland, that was because he understood the difficulties of the imperial court, took the initiative to share the worries of the imperial court, and his spirit was commendable. However, if you want to use soldiers, how can you not spend money? Although my Ming treasury is not very abundant, the money that should be spent still has to be spent. Shen Aiqing, you discuss with Wang Yiyu and Wang Aiqing to see how much money you want to allocate to Xiao Ruxun. ”

"Yes!" Shen Shi responded.

"I ......" Cheng Dong, who had never had a chance to speak, stood in the team, opened his mouth to shout something, but did not make a sound. In the midst of the praise, he knew that his voice was very weak, and it would be useless to say anything more. He looked blankly at his colleagues around him, and didn't hear the voice of the eunuch Li Long announcing the dissolution of the dynasty.

"Bangji, what are you thinking?" Wu Bo, the household servant, walked to Cheng Dong's side, pushed him, and asked.

"Huh?" Cheng Dong woke up from his ignorance and found that all the people around him had gone, and in the entire court, except for the eunuchs on both sides, there were only two people left, him and Wu Boxing.

"Let's go, don't be stunned here." Wu Boxing couldn't say anything, and pulled Cheng Dong out of the court.

"Wu Shilang, what's going on?" Cheng Dong said to Wu Boxing with grievances, and he still held the piece of music written with his heart in his hand. (To be continued......)