Guo Jia and the pedestrian hurriedly ended the conversation, looked at the shop that was distributing goods and money, and turned to leave with Cao Hong. I have learned enough news, and I am also full of respect and fear for Yangzhou.

Thanks to the well-connected sheep intestine path, the two found a relatively remote place, stopped and began to sort out the news they knew from Shouchun City. Then he reviewed the speed of the Demon Emperor Jia Nian's rise and the various options when dealing with difficulties in his mind, and a tricky feeling emerged.

This man is a respectable ally, powerful and reassuring. But once he becomes an enemy, can he resist the pace of the Demon Emperor with the power of the demon clan alone? If this question was in the past, you can reply "yes" without hesitation.

But after understanding it just now, this answer has also become blurred.

"General Cao, what do you see?"

"The overwhelming demon soldiers, they are not afraid of death, and dare to fight to the death for the demon clan"

Cao Hong was silent for a moment before replying to Guo Jia. If you can have insurance when you go to sea, don't the soldiers have insurance? Once they die in battle, they can not only get pensions from Yangzhou and the state pastor, but also get generous compensation from insurance. At that time, how could soldiers be afraid of death, and some even dared to exchange their lives for that huge amount of wealth.

How did the Qin State during the Warring States Period become the army of tigers and wolves? It's not because of the profit drive, as long as you can kill the enemy's head, you can get a good reward. However, Yangzhou is now doing even more desperately than Qin, and those who died in the war can not only get pensions, but also pay for the insurance group. directly resolved the worries in his heart, and if he returned triumphantly, he could also be promoted by virtue of his military exploits.

That is to say, as long as you can go to the battlefield, whether you live or die, you can change the fate of yourself and your family. Then there is no reason why the demon clan in Yangzhou will not fight to the death.

"What else do you see?"

"If Yangzhou is in danger of overturning, hundreds of thousands or even millions of soldiers and horses can swim in the Yangtze River, even if a million troops are poured out to be unable to capture it"

Cao Hong replied.

Even if you don't want to admit it in your heart, you have to face up to this fact. The degree of the Demon Emperor's solid foundation is stunning. Without spending a single soldier, all the people under his command enthusiastically went to sea. Don't think that going to sea is over, in addition to making money, the biggest gain is to cultivate their blood and courage and become an excellent sailor.

To face the sea, to face endless dangers, a ship requires a well-organized army. They cooperate with each other and advance and retreat together. After returning to Yangzhou, he can quickly dissolve and become the arm of the old man in the family, the husband of his wife, and the father of his children.

But if the governor calls on these people to defend Yangzhou, they can pull up an elite army in an instant, which is something that no one dares to imagine.

The words bottom-up appeared in his mind, and Cao Hong forcibly calmed himself down. The Demon Emperor unknowingly played a big game of chess, and from the outside, there seemed to be no difference, but when viewed from the inside, he could find that shocking move.

Everything that seemed impossible happened, just like that.

How many soldiers and horses are there in the Overseas Metropolitan Protectorate? It's just a few thousand Shanyue soldiers and some soldiers of wealthy families. It may seem like a lot of money, but they occupy a huge overseas territory. Moreover, the soldiers and horses that belong to Yangzhou to pay for the military expenses are almost minimal. It's more of a symbolism,

As for the armed forces, they come from the people.

Among them, there are the soldiers and horses of the wealthy families of Yangzhou and the gangs of the children of the Hanmen who use the boat as a unit, and they cooperate with each other and compete with each other. It brought a large amount of taxes and a large number of servant armies to the overseas governorates, as well as Yangzhou and the governor's palaces.

That is to say, the previous understanding of the demon clan's overseas development was wrong, not only did it not achieve the purpose of weakening the strength of the demon clan, but because of the active participation of the demon clan, Yangzhou and the state pastoral government almost did not spend a single soldier, and they gained huge benefits.

At the same time, it also gave the Demon Emperor the strength to go north, capture the three counties of Lujiang, Jiujiang and Guangling in one fell swoop, and quickly integrate at an incredible speed. From the superficial occupation to the actual domination, it takes on the current appearance.

In fact, these things you see can be used for reference.

Is it true that the poor family and the wealthy family are in opposition to each other? They can't strike the same delicate balance as Yangzhou. So as to start a healthy competition and continue to go on?

From the most subtle trails, all the way to the sea, insurance groups. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with it. But if you think about it carefully, their thinking is the same.

With a developed market, the so-called shareholding behavior can be born, and with the insurance system, the crew can go to sea with confidence. In the same way, through the hands of insurance groups, a large amount of money has been put into the market, which has further promoted the prosperity of the market.

It's like a pool of stagnant water, completely revitalized, nourishing countless living beings.

Of course, there are also huge drawbacks hidden under this prosperity, such as a big defeat that depressed the market, insurance could not get huge profits from the market or even lost all its money, and could not compensate soldiers. It also happened that ships sailing at sea were shipwrecked on a large scale, and insurance groups went bankrupt.

The families of the victims are not given money, and the widows of the wounded and deceased soldiers are not compensated, which can lead to resentment and even confrontation and even conflict.

Countless thoughts crossed his mind, and Guo Jia quickly weighed them.

There is no such thing as a perfect thing in the world, and if there is, it is precisely the most dangerous thing, because you don't know where the hidden danger is. Naturally, there is no way to prevent it.

A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind when the thought fell, no, the demon emperor has taken precautions against this, and the means of prevention is bonds.

If we let bonds become real money, we can get out of the crisis and even create a more prosperous scene than we do now. Even if the insurance groups are all bankrupt, the wounded soldiers who are collecting debts and the wives of the dead soldiers, or the wives and children of the shipwrecked sailors. It is entirely possible to erase these grievances by issuing bonds.

As long as the Yangzhou treasury can be guaranteed to be full, as long as the material is sufficient, these are not too big a problem at all.

Bond?

Unexpectedly, he is the real killer of the Demon Emperor.

It's a pity that Chongzhou can't learn, because there is no time and no background.

"General Cao, it's time for us to meet this Demon Emperor"

"Yes"

Cao Hong nodded at Guo Jia.

At the same time, he secretly made up his mind in his heart that after he went back, he must let Zhongpao Ze know the terrifying strength of Yangzhou. You must not take the demon clan lightly, so as not to suffer a big loss.

Looking at Guo Jia's back gradually moving away, he hurriedly dispelled the thoughts in his mind and quickly followed.