Wei Zheng's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion in his heart....

"A businessman is indeed a businessman, just at a glance, he can see the difference in the Foreign Trade Division, and find out that it may bring huge benefits to the Shanxi Governor's Palace..."

After showing an appreciative look at Zhou Lao in front of him, Wei Zheng asked directly: "Zhou Lao, don't worry, you can say whatever you have to say, you can tell your thoughts first." ”

The approval of his own idea by the governor of Shanxi in front of him is tantamount to a pie in the sky for a low-status businessman. Therefore, after Wei Zheng finished speaking, even the weather-beaten Zhou Lao showed a heartfelt excitement on his face....

After taking a deep breath and calming the excitement in his heart as much as possible, he replied in a calm tone: "My lord, in the opinion of the old man: just some time ago, my lord divided hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, and at the latest in one year, he could also pass the foreign trade department and earn a large amount of silver from other provinces to the governor's palace..."

"In a year, hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep will become more than a million. Once these more than one million cattle and sheep enter the market, and these cattle and sheep are prohibited from flowing into other provinces....The price of cattle and sheep in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces will definitely drop to a certain extent. At that time, we will be able to buy it from the tunmin at a very low price, and then send it to other provinces and sell it at a very high price....At that time, with the price difference between the two places, our governor's palace will be able to make a very high profit...."

Hearing this, Wei Zheng can already be sure: in front of him, Zhou Lao has deeply realized the true meaning of his establishment of the Foreign Trade Division. And you can go through the guò foreign trade department and make a lot of money for the governor's palace.

In this case, Wei Zheng from later generations doesn't care what the background of this old Zhou is. As long as the other party is capable. Then I will reuse him....

Thereupon. The decision has been made in my heart Wei Zheng. He opened his mouth and ordered: "In this case, this official will appoint Zhou Lao as the director of the Foreign Trade Department of the Zhengsi Pin of the Shanxi Governor's Mansion....The officials of the Foreign Trade Department will discuss it with Zhou Lao and the military advisor themselves. ”

After the establishment of the Foreign Trade Department, Wei Zheng not only handed over the grain and all livestock of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces to the Foreign Trade Department. The two industries of refined salt and glass, which are no longer secret, are also handed over to the Foreign Trade Division....

Not to mention, under the organization of Zhou Lao, a businessman, the output of refined salt and glass has not changed. But every month from all over the money earned. But it's almost 100,000 taels more....

More than 100,000 taels of silver a month, and 1.5 million taels in a year, is enough to cover the subsidies of all civil and military officials in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces...

In the face of this achievement, Wei Zheng saw it in his eyes and was happy in his heart. And took the risk to personally play to the court and asked for the official title of Zhou Laozheng's fourth grade.

That's it, half a year passed in a blink of an eye...

With the first batch of students of martial arts officially graduated from martial arts under the order of Wei Zheng... The 50,000 Haw Par Army and the 100,000 local garrisons lacked a large number of low-level officers. It was also made up...

With military attachés, plus plenty of soldiers... More than 100,000 soldiers under the command of Wei Zheng. Finally started regular training.

In the past three months, 100,000 local garrisons have also become decent soldiers under the training of hundreds of military attachés who have learned martial arts....

Not only that, thanks to the efforts of the Department of Foreign Trade, the millions of people living in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces no longer need to worry about the problem of food shortage.

As for the millions of tun people who were pinned on by Wei Zheng, because of the addition of more than 10,000 ploughing cattle. In just a few months, a full 12 million acres of tuntian land were reclaimed. In addition, the 100,000 deep wells dug by the Governor's Palace, and more than 12 million acres of tuntian, all of which have been completed for spring ploughing, are waiting for the arrival of the autumn harvest......

In the face of these gratifying news, Wei Zheng believes that the results can be reaped in three months at the latest. At that time, I will have the capital to argue with the court, and I no longer need to develop tremblingly under the nose of the court...

Thinking of this, Wei Zheng's face unconsciously showed a heartfelt smile.

However, it backfired, maybe God just didn't want Wei Zheng to develop and grow so smoothly.

Just when Wei Zheng was sitting in the study of the Governor's Mansion and looking forward to the future, a rush of footsteps suddenly reached Wei Zheng's ears.

Raising his head, the guard with an anxious face rushed directly into the study and rushed in front of Wei Zheng.

In Wei Zheng's eyes, this situation has never happened since he became governor. Therefore, Wei Zheng realized without thinking about it that something big must have happened. Otherwise, these battle-hardened guards around them would definitely not have such an appearance.

Before the guard in front of him could speak, Wei Zheng had already taken a step ahead and asked, "What's wrong..."

"Your Excellency the Governor....Border Emergency....Rebels....The rebels who have retreated to Shaanxi have begun to attack us again...."

Hearing the news, Wei Zheng's brows furrowed, and he quickly took the battle report and began to browse.

"Four thousand Shaanxi rebels, two days ago, suddenly crossed the Yellow River and invaded Baode County....2,000 garrisons in Baode County, and they were broken after holding on to Baode County for a day..."

"Two thousand garrisons, all killed on the battlefield..."

"40,000 Shaanxi rebels are burning, killing and looting in Baode County... The 10,000 tun people scattered in Baode County were also plundered by the Shaanxi rebels....Thousands of tun people who swore to resist to the death were also slaughtered by the Shaanxi rebels..."

Seeing this, Wei Zheng's face was already flushed with anger.

After slamming his clenched fist on the table in front of him, he scolded loudly with anger on his face: "These traitors... The official did not touch them, they dared to come and provoke the patience of the official....now it seems that these traitors do not want to live...."

After saying that, Wei Zheng made the decision to send troops to the traitor....

And just as he was about to give the military order, another rush of footsteps reached Wei Zheng's ears.

At this time, it was not the personal guards who came in, but the heralds sent by the border garrison.

After hurriedly walking in front of Wei Zheng, the panting herald had no time to catch his breath, so he knelt on one leg, held up the sealed emergency report to Wei Zheng, and reported it loudly.

"My lord....Zuoyun garrison emergency report...."

"30,000 Mongol cavalry, under the command of Houjin Dolgon, launched an attack on Zuoyun a day ago....Zuoyun's 5,000 garrisons are resisting to the death under the command of General Wang...."

"However, because the Mongol cavalry was equipped with a certain number of muskets and artillery, the 5,000 garrisons defending Zuoyun had already lost more than 1,500 men in a bloody battle..."

"General Wang asked the marshal to send troops to reinforce Zuo Yun immediately. Otherwise, with Zuoyun's existing garrison, it can hold out for two days at most..."

Wei Zheng's already gloomy facial expression, at this moment, was as red as if it could drip blood.

Clenched his fists and said to himself: "I really didn't expect that Dolgon would also come to join in the fun....The two troops launched an attack on Shanxi together, it is absolutely impossible to be a coincidence..."

After finishing speaking, he directly ordered the guards in front of him: "You immediately notify the military advisor to come here, quickly..."

Zhou Shuyuan, who had already gotten the news from the guards on the road, walked into the study with an anxious face. And as a result, the two military newspapers handed over by Wei Zheng began to read them seriously.

Before he finished reading it, the anxious expression on Zhou Shuyuan's face was replaced by worry.

After putting down the military report, he said with an affirmative face: "My lord, the lower officials can be sure that this attack was planned by our old opponent Dolgon....Not surprisingly, the 40,000 Shaanxi rebels who attacked Baode County must have launched an attack on us at the instigation of Dolgon...."

"Its purpose is to distract us, to command the army, to recapture Zuoyun, and to avenge the last time we attacked Mongolia, burning and looting in Mongolia..."

"Otherwise, with the strength of the Shaanxi rebels, it would never be possible to form so many firearms troops and cavalry troops. Also, with the nomadic nature, they will not become one heart and attack us at any cost..."

Wei Zheng nodded in approval: "This official also knows that this must be an attack planned by Dolgon....It's just that what this officer didn't expect was that Dolgon, who had just lost 5,000 musketeers, had trained into a firearms unit in just half a year, and it was also equipped with a certain number of artillery..."

"Could it be that the Houjin Tartars themselves can already make muskets, and even artillery?"

Zhou Shuyuan replied thoughtfully: "I don't know if the adults still remember the fact that they were in Zunhua and before the Houjin Tatars withdrew from the Guannei, they wantonly plundered craftsmen in Zunhua..."

"The Tartars must have suffered a great loss in front of our firearms, and after returning to Houjin, they reused the craftsmen who had been taken back from captivity. You must know that the craftsmen in Zunhua are all making firearms for the border soldiers. However, the border soldiers treat those craftsmen as well as pigs and dogs..."

"In this case, as long as the Houjin Tartar is reused and those craftsmen are treated favorably, they will willingly make firearms for the Tartar..."

As soon as a look of sudden realization appeared on Wei Zheng's face, he was covered by a bitter smile from the heart.

Under Zhou Shuyuan's gaze, he said: "I really didn't expect that we Han people would willingly give our lives to Houjin Tartar... It can be seen from this that our court has decayed to the point that even the people under his rule no longer trust him and help him, which is really ridiculous and ridiculous......"

After finishing speaking, Wei Zheng's face had unconsciously recovered, and he continued to Zhou Shuyuan: "Strategist, let's get down to business....In the face of this back-and-forth attack that Houjin Dolgon planned for us, how should we solve it..."

"Tell me what you think..." (To be continued......)