Luojing.

On the huge school field, with the shouting orders of the officers, thousands of sturdy men were sweating and practicing, and there were military judges riding war horses back and forth, and there were guys who dared to cheat, steal and cheat, and they would be dragged out and whipped as soon as they were discovered.

It was a rare good weather, the warm winter sun hung in the sky, and the bright sunlight shone obliquely, gilding the emperor's golden armor with a bright glow.

On the high platform, the emperor stood against the railing, looking at the end of the horizon with a faintly golden gaze in the depths, and there was no joy or anger on his handsome face.

After the arrival, after these days of adaptation and fusion, the inhuman aura on his body has gradually faded, and he has regained his graceful atmosphere and not angry and self-assured.

"The Emperor's ......"

The chief chamberlain came over, and after saluting, he cautiously announced: "It's almost noon, should you go back to the palace for lunch, or will someone send it over?" ”

The emperor turned his head to look at him, and said lightly, "Then send it over." ”

The chief waiter agreed, and hurriedly went down to Zhang Luo to prepare.

"Yu Qing's family, you come over to talk to me."

After a while, the emperor said again.

A third-grade Wenchen next to him immediately leaned over, bowed down and said, "What does Your Majesty command?" ”

This Wenchen's name is Yu Xiang, and he was just an unappreciated imperial historian in the past. During Zhang Minzhen's reign in the government, these imperial histories were just ornaments, and their sense of existence was almost none.

However, after the emperor took power, he promoted many people in an eclectic manner, and this Yu Xiang was among them. It turns out that he does have some talents, and he is not a promiscuous person.

"Although Zhang Minxin is not a thing, he has made a mess of my country."

The emperor said in a flat tone: "But he also knows that the formation of this 300,000 new army can be regarded as a good thing." I just want to swing Qingyu, this bit of soldiers and horses is far from enough, what do you say? ”

Yu Xiang peeked at the emperor's face and said: "Since the troops are not enough, then we can only continue to expand and form a new army, but there is not much silver in the household department, and the taxes collected from all over the country this year are equivalent to only more than four million taels ......of silver."

The territory that the imperial court was able to control became less and less, especially after the loss of the rich Jiangnan region, coupled with the corruption and interception of bureaucrats at all levels and the filling of their own pockets, it was natural that the silver that could be received from the treasury was less and less.

"How much silver do you have left? If I decide to expand my army by another 500,000, how much silver will it cost? The Emperor asked bluntly.

"Tell Your Majesty that there are still 40 million taels of silver in the household department, and if the new army is expanded again, the total cost of training will reach about 30 million taels when the ordnance materials are prepared, and the training cost will reach about 30 million taels, plus at least half a year's training time, so that they can be qualified to meet the needs of the expedition." Yu Xiang said cautiously.

Originally, the imperial court had a great business, and materials such as blades and armor, bows and crossbows, and military uniforms and tents had some inventory reserves over the years, which could be directly taken out and used when needed. It's just that the imperial court has continued to use troops in recent years, and these stocks of materials have been exhausted, so they can only prepare new ones from scratch.

All things considered, if you want these 800,000 new troops to reach the point where they can go to the battlefield, the average cost of each soldier is about fifty or sixty taels of silver, which is a very reasonable expenditure. Of course, it is okay to lower the standard, but it is difficult to guarantee the combat effectiveness of the army.

The emperor was silent for a while and asked, "How much silver did Zhang Minxin's house copy?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the household officials have already counted out that all the property is equivalent to more than 21 million taels of silver, and it has been fully charged to the Internal Affairs Office." Yu Xiang said.

The Internal Affairs Office is the emperor's private treasury, and of course it is separate from the household treasury, and it is impossible for Yu Xiang to dig into the emperor's private pocket if he is given ten dares.

"Since this is the case, I will allocate the money of the Internal Affairs Office to use it first, but if this trend continues, at most it will be supported until the end of next year, and the court will have no money to use." The Emperor frowned.

After the Chinese New Year, there will be a war, how many places can be pacified in a year, the emperor has no bottom in his heart now, if the war drags on for a long time, it is difficult to say whether this battered court can hold on.

Of course, from his current position, whether the imperial court will be finished or not will not have little impact on him, the key is to find and catch the traces of the anomaly as soon as possible, and wipe them out in order to stop the loss of the origin.

The outlier is in the south, which is highly likely. However, if the imperial court wants to use troops in the south, it must first try to sweep away these princes in the north, as well as the Hu tribes who took advantage of the fire to rob.

It's a pity that his strength is limited now, otherwise he went alone to kill all the high-level officials of the Chu State court, and he should be able to force that outlier to appear, and the problem should be solved.

"Okay, I'll give you a list later, you have copied all the homes of those officials, and I believe it will not be a problem to collect tens of millions of taels of silver." The Emperor said coldly.

Yu Xiang's scalp was numb, and it should be awe-inspiring. I secretly sighed in my heart that I don't know how many ministers have fallen to the ground, but for the sake of the great Qi's country, the emperor will not be merciful.

"In fact, there are a lot of gold and silver treasures buried in the imperial tombs of all dynasties, and if the silver is still not enough in the end, you can dig it out and save the emergency." The Emperor muttered to himself.

Yu Xiang's eyes were dark, and he almost fainted. That's the first emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty, as a descendant of later generations, you didn't even let go of your own ancestral grave in order to get money, do you know what you're talking about, your majesty? Is there an emperor like you?

As long as this news spreads, the government and the opposition will immediately have to blow up the pot, and the spitting stars alone will drown the emperor.

He bowed silently and retired, automatically forgetting the emperor's last words.

……

Jinling City.

Songyue Tower is a famous century-old shop in the city, known for its food and wine, because of its fame, many officials are willing to call friends to come here for a banquet in their spare time.

An inconspicuous-looking carriage stopped at the door, and Zhao Cheng, who was dressed in casual clothes, stepped forward and opened the curtain, and a servant had already moved a footstool next to him.

Qin Feng, who was dressed in a brocade robe, stepped out of the carriage, and the veiled Yun Qijun followed, and the two stepped on the steps surrounded by more than a dozen plainclothes guards.

The steward who greeted the guest at the door had extremely powerful eyes, and when he saw it, he knew that the distinguished guest had arrived, so he hurriedly greeted him and saluted respectfully.

Zhao Cheng casually threw him a few silver dollars and said, "The third floor, the best private room." ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away, your nobleman upstairs, please." The steward hurriedly agreed.

In the window area on the third floor, after the two of them took their seats, a pretty maid immediately came over to serve tea and water, Qin Feng glanced at the menu, and ordered a full table of all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas.

After a while, the dishes were all ready, everyone retreated, Qin Feng began to drink by himself, and Yun Qijun only symbolically moved his chopsticks, and then began to stare at him with complicated eyes.

In terms of appearance alone, the male starry eyes are bright, the jade tree is in the wind, and the female is beautiful and peerless, which looks like a very good match. Only Qin Feng himself understood in his heart that the relationship between the two was called an ally, but in fact they were very hostile and antagonistic. If she has the opportunity, she will never hesitate to take care of herself.

With a woman's grudge-holding nature, she shot her twice, and if nothing else, she will remember this for hundreds of years, or even a lifetime.

"Ask me out alone, what do you want to say?" Qin Feng took a sip of wine and asked leisurely.

Yun Qijun pondered his words for a moment before he spoke: "If you get so much silver for the King of Chu, aren't you afraid of causing some bad consequences?" ”

"At least for a hundred years, no." Qin Feng said briefly.

If it is said that the flood of silver and the hidden danger of inflation, then there is nothing to worry about, this world is similar to the Song and Ming dynasties in the main world, and the long-term shortage of silver is an objective fact. During the Ming Dynasty, nearly half of the world's silver output flowed into the country, and there was no price collapse.

It would be possible to do this unless Qin Feng got hundreds of millions of taels of silver (tens of thousands of tons) in one go, but he obviously wouldn't do that.

What's more, what he got was not only silver, but also a lot of physical wealth such as grain, copper and iron, and medicines, and as long as he paid a little attention in the future, there would be no problems.

"That's not what I'm talking about,"

Yun Qijun shook his head and said, "You should understand what I mean, 'it'...... There's a good chance you've noticed the anomaly in the south and noticed you. ”

She pointed to the sky.

"What about noticing? Is there a way to deal with it? Qin Feng said disapprehantly.

"Your heart is really big, and it doesn't take it seriously to fight against the will of heaven."

Yun Qijun said angrily: "You are not a real human immortal now, are you?" The other party at least has the cultivation of a true immortal, and it will only be higher! With your kind of weapon, it may not be able to have an effect on it. ”

"I admit that it is very powerful, but since it has come, it cannot escape the shackles of the laws of the world,"

Qin Feng put down his wine glass and said: "As long as that emperor's body is destroyed by me, it can only find a suitable target to possess and descend again, and it may take at least half a year during this period, do you think it will have a second chance?" ”

“…… How can you tell? Or how do you know this? Yun Qijun's beautiful eyes widened, and he looked at him incredulously.

"Of course I knew, otherwise I wouldn't have come into this world." Qin Feng's expression was calm, and everything was under control.

“……”

Yun Qijun looked at him for a long time, and finally looked defeated: "Okay, let's say you have this ability, but this is not a long-term plan after all, as long as the will of heaven is not extinguished, it will never give up the pursuit of you, what are you going to do?" ”

"If the providence is too bad, it will fall into a long period of recovery from slumber, and the golden age of your monks will come." Qin Feng said.

If the will of the world is asleep, the suppression of some laws in this realm will definitely be loosened, and at that time, if the human immortals want to break through to the true immortal level, the difficulty will be much reduced.

There is a starship, and in the confrontation with the will of the world, Qin Feng will never be a loser.

"Is that true?" Yun Qijun was surprised and delighted.

Qin Feng was about to answer, his face changed suddenly, and he saw that the dome of the restaurant was blown away by a huge force, and three figures exuding a mysterious aura swooped towards him.