Datang has now reached three limits.

The first one is to store food! The second is labor! The third one is coins!

The report given by Dasi Nong Temple is very clear that the grain stockpiled by Datang is already below the warning line, that is, it can be eaten by all the people of Datang for eight months, and it cannot be let go.

Regarding grain, Li Yuanxing once asked Li Lanshan once.

Li Yuanxing asked Li Lanshan: "Isn't it rumored in history that the grain left by the former Sui can be eaten for fifty years, but the Tang Dynasty, where I am located, is seriously not enough food!" ”

At that time, Li Lanshan asked three questions: "Li Yuanxing, do you know that in the melee at the end of the Sui Dynasty, there was still a man-eating warlord?" It was not he who ate it, but his entire army. Also, you have calculated the amount of grain produced, the number of fields owned by Sui, the number of people, and how much grain is still stored each year. The last question is, if there is food to eat, what kind of rebellion will the people make? ”

Li Yuanxing was asked by Li Lanshan at that time.

Later, in Datang, Li Yuanxing asked the transfer department how much grain there was in the former Sui at that time. In fact, it can be eaten for fifty years. But these fifty years are not for the entire people of the Great Sui, but for the royal family, nobles, and major armies of the Great Sui can eat for fifty years.

That's all!

Datang's current grain stocks have reached the lowest limit, and the standard given by Sinong Temple is that it can feed the entire Datang people for two years. And not this minimum limit, eight months.

"This king wants to ask, how much food can Nanyang and Baiyue provide to Datang in the next year?"

It's too dark. Li Erdu felt that Li Yuanxing was too ruthless, how much grain could be squeezed out of the place he had just occupied?

Several important ministers did not answer immediately, and when they were silent for almost ten minutes, Wang Jishan opened his mouth and asked, "How much does Your Highness want?" ”

"Not much, 100 million stones."

100 million stone is 10 million tons of grain. This number is really nothing in the future generations, but it can be placed in Datang, and the frightened Liu Chongchong almost sat on the ground.

But who would think, there are even more ruthless.

Wang Jishan smiled slightly: "130 million stones." As long as His Highness dares to lend some truly excellent sergeants! ”

"Twelve guards. Each guard borrows an army. I don't know if it's enough? Li Yuanxing asked with a smile.

Wang Jishan did not answer immediately, but asked rhetorically: "If Your Highness has any requirements, it is better to say them all at once, so that you can answer." ”

Wang Jishan was not answering on behalf of the Ministry of Rites at this time, but on behalf of the family.

"300,000 strong laborers, 5,000,000 pounds, and 3,000,000 feet of timber."

Li Yuanxing put forward his own request in one breath. Li Er said to himself. Li Yuanxing: It's too ruthless. Can the families agree?

Wang Jishan sat down and began to think, which was half an hour.

"Your Highness, 300,000 strong people can't work. Nothing can be done. 100,000 is the upper limit, and unless 100,000 troops are sent now, it is impossible to have 300,000 strong laborers. But money can be increased by seven million feet, and wood can be increased to ten million feet. And it's all fine wood. In addition to the 12 guards, each guard has an army, there are 300 warships, 500 artillery pieces and enough ammunition, and most importantly, borrow 3,000 Red Blood Guards, 200 Yulin Army, 5,000 Tiger Ben Army, and 10,000 Thousand Niu Guards. Then borrow at least three horsemen from the thirteenth horseman. ”

"Here you go!" Li Yuanxing almost did not hesitate at all. "However, Elder Wang, you have to know that the military expenditure of Red Blood is not low. Let them go out to fight, always earn more than in Chang'an! ”

"His Royal Highness King Qin can rest assured, he will only borrow for one year." Wang Jishan said very seriously.

Li Yuanxing was laughing: "It should be said, borrow it for a year first." I don't know if I want to borrow it, or if I want to borrow Hou Shangshu. ”

What is the purpose of borrowing troops, it is naturally a war.

Hou Junji's heart moved, this excuse is a good thing. But at present, the position of the secretary of the military department is still good, and there are only immediate interests in going out to fight, but there are no long-term interests.

Thinking of this, Hou Junji said: "The military department is a general who has some recent major events, of course, ordinary officers should borrow some from Emperor Xian. ”

"Okay, that's it. Let's build a railway! ”

The six important ministers retreated, and Li Ercai asked Li Yuanxing: "Wulang, are you too ruthless?" ”

"Brother Huang, this is a comprehensive interest. They paid for it, gave it to people, and built the railway. But this railway has unimaginable huge benefits for the clans of Hebei, Longxi, and Daibei, and they will invest in these for the sake of future interests, and they will also brutally oppress the people! ”

Squeeze! Hearing this word, Li Er's first reaction was rebellion.

"Isn't there less soldiers for them!" Li Er didn't want anyone to dare to rebel.

"So they borrowed the red blood and other elites, just to prevent the other party from rebelling, and the king of the Three Buddhas, I'm afraid it's going to be uncomfortable. Several great families will definitely not be soft, and the king of the Three Buddhas will be obedient, and if he is disobedient, he may die. ”

Li Yuanxing is telling the truth, but Li Er doesn't care about this kind of truth.

"Then what kind of king of Sanqi, what does it matter if he dies or not. Did you make him king for your brother? ”

Hahaha! Li Yuanxing smiled happily, and then gently patted Gao on the shoulder, and Gao Gonggong almost sat on the ground in fright. But I heard Li Yuanxing say: "Go, in the name of this king, to send electricity to Wajima." This king does not need a reason, he does not need an excuse. As long as it turns out. ”

"Your Highness, please!" Gao Gonggong replied respectfully.

"300,000 laborers, a few strong women, 100,000 catties of gold, or 1,000,000 catties of silver, to be transported back to this king. Tell Wang Ba that the king doesn't care about making money for his small fiefdom, but if he can't do this thing well, the king of Wajima will be replaced, and it will be completed in a year, a year. ”

Li Yuanxing ordered, and Gao Gonggong hurriedly went to send a telegram.

In fact, in Li Er's heart, Wadao is already a piece of land in the Tang Dynasty, and if you need some now, you will provide it.

Wang Ba is still in Chang'an, the content of this telegram will be copied to Tianying Pavilion, and after the official affairs of the deacon of Tianying Pavilion saw it, he sent the news back to Wang's house as soon as possible, and Wang Jishan personally took the content of the telegram to Wang Ba.

"Is it difficult?" Wang Jishan, this is already a concern.

"Nope!" Wang Ba gave a reply very affirmatively, but there was murder in his eyes. He continued: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin has been very kind to me, and he has never made a request for Wadao. This is the first time, not to mention 300,000, that is, 3 million people, I just kill all the Japanese islands and transport all the living back. ”

Wang Jishan shook his head gently, Wang Ba's thinking is too dangerous.

"Don't use a knife, it's the best way to use a knife!"

"Uncle, don't you use a knife? Ha Lu Ha! Wang Ba laughed dryly: "Why do you borrow soldiers without a knife?" ”

"Soldiers are mighty. Sit down and listen to me. Wang Jishan was very serious, but Wang Ba didn't stand up again, and after sitting down, he also said: "Uncle, you are more calculating than me, and it is always right to listen to you." ”

Wang Jishan also sat down: "Hou Junji said, the benefits brought by that railway have already been said less. At least double. The railway drawn by His Royal Highness King Qin north of the Yellow River is like a net, so the benefits brought to each family in a year add up to a number that you can't imagine, just one sentence, the tax alone will not be less than 20 million yuan. This is not counting the freight revenue of the railway, so we have to build it, because we can pay the consistent tax, and each family can at least lose five profits. The worst has three runs. This is pure profit, and it is the most real fall! ”

100 million revenues!

Wang Ba didn't know what GDP was at this time, so it can be said that the GDP created by this railway network was at least 300 million yuan in Wu Cao's calculations.

"We're going to have to use some tricks for this huge profit, so there may be some skirmishes. But definitely not big. So borrow soldiers. And you have been operating in Wadao for two years, with Pharmacist Li laying the foundation for you, and the most elite troops of the Tang Dynasty helping you capture important places, and now there is Emperor Xian to give you a move. ”

When Wang Ba heard these words, he couldn't help but nodded.

Wang Jishan said that it was the truth, and he also analyzed it in place.

"Use silver money as the first step, His Royal Highness King Qin once used a very powerful trick in Goguryeo, called a dream!"

Dreaming? A quirky new term!

After thinking about it carefully, Wang Ba understood.

This dream was originally made with golden mangreen, you will be rich when you come to Datang, and you will become a master when you come to Datang.

Wang Jishan gave another idea: "You are in Wadao, and you have the five major clans of Wadao under your command. But you don't have the next ones, such as nine middle clans and more than a dozen small clans? ”

"Understood, I'll go back to Wajima tomorrow." Wang Ba nodded vigorously.

Wang Jishan didn't immediately call Wang Ba that, and selected more than a dozen elite people from the family to accompany Wang Ba back to Wadao, and spent a huge amount of money to rent a warehouse on the flying boat, nominally to send some elites to Wadao to help, but secretly sent Wang Ba back.

This little move naturally can't be hidden from Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong found Li Yuanxing and explained the situation very simply, and then said: "Wulang, the pair of words you wrote, it's rare and very interesting, so Wang Ba's matter is still pretending not to know, I plan to set up five more radio stations on Wadao Island to facilitate the control of Wadao, so please fly the boat to Wadao once in Huating." ”

"Uncle Bao Brother is smart!" Li Yuanxing naturally would not object.

A few days later, in the middle of Izumo Castle on Wajima.

Wang Ba summoned all his subordinates to start a meeting, including the heads of the five families of Wajima.

Now the power of the king in Wajima cannot be underestimated, and Izumo is his base camp. To the east, his power has reached the Hinogawa River in Matsue Matsue, to the west, he has controlled the Hamae, and to the south, Takada is already on the defense of the Konoe family. And put on a posture of arguing with Wajima Yamato.

In addition to this, there are two distant territories, where the Ezo people have already built a city, and where the bear raiders are already negotiating. (To be continued......)