Chapter 246: Colonial Strategy

Just now, based on what Ji Qingchen said, the three of them were skeptical. But now this book is in their hands, and it is clearly written, and looking at this book again, it doesn't look like someone is talking nonsense, it seems to be written by the ancients, and the three of them believed Ji Qingchen's words.

They glanced at each other and noticed that there was a faint look of joy in everyone's eyes.

Obviously, at this moment, they also agreed with Ji Qingchen's proposal.

"So, the three brothers agreed?" Ji Qingchen asked.

"Indeed, we are also very excited about the gold of this country, but we don't know what to do." Ji Ping still asked cautiously.

"The first is to build a large fleet, and the second is to train a strong sailor. There was a fleet of ships carrying goods, and then there was a sailor to escort them. The wealth of this country is ours. Ji Qingchen said very provocatively, "Of course, this is just the beginning, there are many such countries on the other side of the sea to the south and the sea to the west, as long as our fleet can reach their countries in the future, we will have countless amounts of money, and when the time comes, we can do whatever we want, and there is nothing we can't do when we have money/"

"Well, Lao Jiu, I'm also very excited about this!" Suddenly, just after Ji Qingchen finished speaking, Ji Wen on the side smiled. He poured a glass of wine for everyone, raised his glass and said, "Come, let's make a toast to us in the future!" ”

And Ji Qingchen, Ji Ping and Ji Hongchang, who were at the same table, also thought so, so they raised their wine glasses and drank them all with Ji Wenyi.

Seeing that the three of them agreed with their proposal and were ready to cooperate with him, Ji Qingchen, who was happy in his heart, continued, "In this case, let's talk about the formation of a new army first!" ”

"Yes!" Seeing that they were down to business, the three of them all nodded.

"The formation of a new army this time has a total of 300,000 people, and the three brothers have 100,000 each, stationed on the border of Dayan and Xishu, the border between Dayan and Donghuang, and the border between Dayan and Lingnan Yi, the three brothers have no objection to this, right?" Ji Qingchen asked.

Seeing that the three of them had no objections, he continued, "As for how to divide these three places, the three brothers can decide for themselves!" However, it is obvious that because of the different regions, the armies of these three places also have their own strengths, the mountains and rivers of the land of Xishu are the majority, the 100,000 army has 60,000 fine cavalry, and the remaining 40,000 are foot soldiers, and the army stationed in Yizhou is the same, because Lingnan is mountainous and the terrain is complex and not suitable for large-scale cavalry marching, so it can only form 60,000 cavalry and 40,000 foot soldiers, as for the Eastern Wilderness, because the road is flat, 100,000 fine cavalry can be formed. ”

"Of course, I can only give each brother 60,000 war horses, as for the remaining 40,000 war horses of the 100,000 elite horses in the Eastern Wilderness, whoever wants this army will buy it at his own expense!" Ji Qingchen said with a smile.

"Isn't it to form two new armies /? How did it become three now? As soon as Ji Qingchen's words fell, Ji Ping and Ji Hongchang on the side couldn't help but ask.

"Before, I thought that with our strength, we would only be able to start a war with Xishu and the Eastern Wilderness, but now the situation is different, we have found the gold of Fusang, as long as we can only occupy this country in three years, we will have enough money to fight on three fronts, and destroy the Western Shu, the Eastern Wilderness and Lingnan together." Ji Qingchen said confidently, "In that case, why don't we establish the new army in Yizhou?" ”

"Besides, Yizhou was originally the territory of the eighth child, but he didn't want it, and transferred all the troops to King's Landing City, and now Yizhou is empty, since he doesn't want it, three brothers, wouldn't it be better for us to accept it? Yizhou faces the Lingnan Yi people, and the harvest of occupying Yizhou will definitely not be too small! Ji Qingchen said a little treacherously.

"Yes!" The three of them couldn't help but nod their heads when they heard Ji Qingchen say this.

"Now that the three brothers are here, let's settle the place where their respective armies will be stationed! Today, everyone will have less trouble after confirming it in person! Ji Qingchen said.

And Ji Ping, Ji Hongchang and Ji Wen listened to it, and they each fell into deep thought, weighing the pros and cons. Because these three places have both advantages and disadvantages for them.

After a long time, Ji Ping opened his mouth and said, "My new army is still stationed in Xizhou!" ”

And Ji Ping was not surprised at all when he said this, because Ji Ping's current foundation is in Xizhou, because his army is the army of the Xizhou Governor's Mansion, if the new army is built in Xizhou, he can join forces with his Xizhou Governor's Mansion, so that his troops will be stronger.

Of course, this also has disadvantages for Ji Ping, that is, compared with the Eastern Wilderness, Xizhou is far away from King's Landing, and if anything changes happen to King's Landing, it is not as fast as the Eastern Wilderness at all.

"I'll go to Yizhou!" As soon as Ji Ping's words were finished, the third prince Ji Hongchang also determined the location of his new army. For him, 40,000 more cavalry and 40,000 less cavalry are indeed very impressive, but it is not so bad that he will break his muscles and bones, because he has 30,000 elite cavalry in Ningzhou, and he has 200,000 Ningzhou troops to rely on, so in order to save money and get the benefits of the Lingnan Yi people, he chose the 100,000 army in Yizhou.

As soon as the two of them were so sure, the fourth prince Ji Wen had no choice, he could only choose this army in the Eastern Wilderness.

The cost of 100,000 elite horsemen of this army is higher than that of Ji Ping and Ji Hongchang, but it is relatively close to King's Landing, as long as there is any change in King's Landing, with the speed of this army, it can be killed in King's Landing within a few days.

Therefore, there are both pros and cons as well!

"Now that the three brothers have determined the location of their new army, let's discuss how to pass this resolution without being vetoed by Li Muzhi!" Ji Qingchen said, raised his wine glass and took a sip, and continued, "The second brother and the third brother have come to my house in the past few days, and we have gathered again today, they must have taken precautions, so if the third brother's suggestion is put forward, whether it is beneficial or harmful to Dayan, as long as it is not beneficial to the eighth brother, Li Muzhi will definitely not agree." ”

"Yes, that's a big problem." Ji Hongchang, who is the No. 2 person in the Privy Council, said that although he has only just gone to the Privy Council in the past few days, he has already experienced Li Muzhi's powerful means of monopolizing power in the Privy Council.

"Ninth brother, when you say that, do you already have any countermeasures?" Ji Ping asked, because when he saw Ji Qingchen's determined face, he guessed that Ji Qingchen must have a way.

"There is a way, but it's a bit insidious!" Ji Qingchen sighed and said.

"Tell me about it!" Ji Wen said, for the sake of 100,000 troops, he doesn't care about any insidious and non-insidious methods now, who told Ji Qian to force him so hard?

"It was the third brother who proposed this plan and let Li Muzhi veto it." Ji Qingchen said.

"Let Li Muzhi veto?" Ji Hongchang wondered.

"Yes, let him veto, but our preparations still have to continue." Ji Qingchen said, "And just after our preparations are done, if you have friction between the Western Shu and Eastern Wilderness and the Lingnan Yi Clan on the border with our Dayan, what do you say we should do then?" ”

"In the current situation, we can only send envoys to negotiate with the three countries again." Ji Wen said.

"Yes, if it is in peacetime, we can only do this when my father is in charge, because with Dayan's current national strength, we can no longer send troops to fight on three fronts. But now it is you who are in charge, so we cannot make peace with them, but will send troops against them. Ji Qingchen said, "And where does the crusade army come from?" Doesn't this go back to the third brother's proposal to form a new army? At that time, it is estimated that the second brother and the third brother have already controlled the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and you can use the supervision power of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to make the decision to veto the third brother's proposal before the imperial history impeaches Li Muzhi, and you must let Li Muzhi go to office, you say that Li Muzhi is gone, and the Privy Council is the third brother who has the final say. ”

"Of course, we have eliminated Li Muzhi's confidant for the third brother, so that you can sit firmly in the seat of the Privy Council, you can't take advantage of such a big bargain for the third brother alone, if you have a problem with our formation of these three new armies, when the father wants to investigate it, you have to bear this responsibility alone, and we can't be involved." Ji Qingchen said, "At the same time as the formation of a new army, our money-making plan is also about to begin, so the third brother, you also have to use your power in the Privy Council to propose the formation of a sailor." ”

"As for the rest of the fleet, it will be handed over to the second and fourth brothers, I am imprisoned in the palace and can't contribute, so the money for the formation of the fleet will be paid by me!" Ji Qingchen said.

After he finished speaking, the three of them did not immediately reply, but quietly thought about it.

After a long time, I saw Ji Qingchen open his mouth and said, "This, I have no opinion!" What do the second and fourth brothers think? ”

For Ji Hongchang, to be able to get rid of Li Muzhi and let him be in charge of the Privy Council alone, such a big temptation is to pay a big price, and he is willing to do it.

"The premise of the success of this matter, the second brother and the third brother want to completely control the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I wonder if the two brothers are completely sure of this?" Ji Wen opened his mouth and asked, as long as the three of them could cooperate, he didn't mind that Ji Hongchang was in charge of the Privy Council alone, because he knew very well that his father and emperor would not sit idly by as long as Ji Hongchang was in control of the Privy Council alone, and would definitely send another person to the Privy Council to check and balance Ji Hongchang.

"This, I don't have enough experience in this area, it depends on the second brother's means!" Ji Hongchang replied truthfully. Like Liu Pingyuan, most of his energy is focused on the military, and his strength in government affairs is too small on the one hand, and he is cautious with Fu Cha, the right capital envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he really needs Ji Ping to take action.

"It's no problem to solve the problem of Cha Shenxing, but you need the cooperation of the fourth brother's Dali Temple!" Ji Wen said with a smile.

If you want to get some handle about Cha Shenxing in the officialdom, you really can't, plus he is in charge of the criminal department, it is not difficult to give Cha Shenxing the guilt, but the key is to have the support of Dali Temple, because when it comes to high-level figures with real power like Cha Shenxing, if you want to convict him, you must not only ask the criminal department, but also let Dali Temple participate, so as to show fairness and justice At the same time, it can also prevent a very small number of people from abusing power for personal gain, because the Dayan court will not let a person not only control the criminal department, but also be able to control Dali Temple. But now the situation is different, the second prince and the fourth prince cooperated, and the two of them put the criminal department and Dali Temple together, and wanted to convict others, but now the two of them have the final say!