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It had been two days since he led the army back to Guide Mansion City, and Wu Feng thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't find a breakthrough, whether it was Lu Long, who had just fallen, or Longdong Mansion City, east of Partridge Pass, they were like a pair of huge clutches firmly choking his neck, making him breathless. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The depressed mood directly affected Wu Feng's face, and Su Minshun, the guardian of Guide City, had twice invited Wu Feng to visit the salt well mining area in the north of Guide and the grape plantations in the south, as well as several wineries in the famous mainland, which were also one of the pillar industries of the financial and tax revenue of the entire Northwest County, but they were all excused by Wu Feng as unwell, which disappointed Su Minshun and those businessmen.

Lying lazily on the loose big bed, Wu Feng felt that his whole body could not lift his spirits, could it be that he suffered such a small setback and couldn't get up? Obviously not, but why did he always feel low in spirit since Lu Long was lost? Isn't it just the loss of a Lu Long who didn't completely belong to him, does it have such a big impact? Wu Feng secretly asked himself, the east is not bright, the west is bright, it is not because of this setback that he will stay in the northwest obediently for the rest of his life, right?

Lying motionless on the bed silently, it seems that even the spirit is lying down like this, and he can't drag it out like this anymore, he has to find out the reason, what is the main factor that restricts the northwest and North Luzon, that is, he jumps out of the northwest?

The Taiping Sect, the Kamans, the Western Regions and the Luope people are all not, and what really holds them back is that their own strength is too weak. Counting their own military strength is not small, a Northwest Army Corps is nearly 120,000 people, and there are five reading divisions, which are nearly 120,000 people, plus the garrison force, it has exceeded 300,000 troops, why do you always feel that such a huge force is not enough?

His own territory is really too far away, from the easternmost Partridge Pass to the westernmost Bauhinia Pass, I am afraid that there are two or three thousand miles of land, even if the horses gallop wildly, it will take a few days and nights, if it is an ordinary merchant horse team, it will take at least ten days to go from one end to the other. These 300,000 people are more than enough to defend such a wide area, and it would be too thin to expand outward, not to mention that he is surrounded by people with different intentions, and even those so-called allies themselves are difficult to truly trust.

In this way, Xiao Tang is already complaining, and if he wants to expand the army, he will really drive his right-hand man crazy, but if he does not expand the army, he will obviously be unable to step into the Central Plains with his current strength.

"Haven't gotten up yet, and there's no woman to accompany him, why are you still lying on the bed?" A shout brought Wu Feng back from his contemplation, it was Su Minshun, this kid, he must have come to ask himself to visit those breweries or plantations, or to see those salt wells, Wu Feng had a headache when he thought about it, I don't know where this kid got such good energy, and he vowed not to give up until he reached his goal.

"Ho ho, go and tell Lord Li to get up, our gentry and fellow villagers who have returned to Germany have long admired Lord Li's demeanor and prestige, can't Lord Li, as a party festival envoy, be able to satisfy their little wishes?" The yin and yang strange voice sounded outside the door, and Wu Feng knew that his guards couldn't stop this guy, so he had to sit up very reluctantly and dress slowly.

"Are you up?" Su Minshun stepped into Wufeng's bedroom and pretended to be surprised and asked, "I didn't disturb your good dreams, did I?"

"Hmph, don't pretend to be here for me, can't you let me relax for a while?" For the two guys, Su Minshun and Mo Lun, Wu Feng has always been very casual, and the two of them are the same, and they are not taboo when they talk.

"Well, I said let two bitches accompany you in Huayuefang in our city, I heard that their work in bed is absolutely first-class, and you can't think about it, and you have to pretend to be serious, and you don't have a good rest at this time, and blame me again, it's hard to be a real good person." Su Minshun grinned and quipped.

"I said, how did you, the head of a city, become a pimp?" Wu Feng couldn't help but laugh.

"Figuring out the intention is also a manifestation of ability. Su Minshun replied with a hippie smile.

"Okay, okay, don't talk so much nonsense, what are you doing here so early? What's the bullshit?" Wu Feng was not polite, and asked directly, "If you let me visit those Yanjing Manor workshops and the like, then I don't have that much heart to see those toys now." ”

Su Minshun said with a straight face: "My lord, this is a bad word. Min Shun also knows that you are in a bad mood right now, but as the head of the Northwest and Northern Luzon, your duties may not only focus on military issues? The military and the government have never been separated, not to mention that you are still the military and political envoy? The rapid economic development of our Guide Province has not only provided a large amount of money to the county treasury, but also maintained the operation of a division and regiment garrison, all of which depend on the support of the salt well estates and workshops you mentioned. Could it be that you, as a military and political envoy, are so stingy to set foot in the foot, and you can't give these gentry who have created great wealth a little encouragement and comfort?"

Unexpectedly, a few words he said casually attracted such righteous words from the other party, Wu Feng couldn't help but be choked there for a while, and couldn't find the right words to respond to the other party, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, Wu Feng nodded heavily and said: "Well, good boy, this mouth is very powerful, okay, okay, don't say it, I'll go, okay?" But I don't have much time, only two days at most, and I still have to go to Partridge Pass, and the current situation is uncertain, so I really can't take it lightly, but what you say does make sense, well, I accept it. ”

Wu Feng realized that he was wrong, and readily accepted the other party's suggestion.

In the next two days, Wu Feng, accompanied by Su Minshun, inspected the salt wells in the north non-stop, and then turned back to visit the famous wine brewing base in the south of Guide.

The carriage slowly ran on the way back to Fucheng, Wu Feng quietly closed his eyes and stared at his eyes, but Su Minshun next to him refused to be quiet, and had nothing to say, "My lord, some of the merchants in this Guide Mansion will enjoy it, right? I think the gentry in Yanjing may not know life as well as they do, hehe, they are all rich guys, probably there is so much money that they have nowhere to spend it, right?"

"Well, if they really want to be so rich, why don't they invest in something else, such as expanding the scale and increasing production?" Wu Feng replied casually without opening his eyes.

"My lord, you don't know, whether it's salt or wine, you can't imagine the lucrative level in the middle, of course they also want to greatly increase production, but first, the expansion of the scale can not be achieved overnight, and secondly, it has to rely on the smooth business route and the opening of new markets, not just to increase production, at present, the Taiping Sect controls the eastward trade route, although it is not forbidden to ban business travel, but the transit tariff has risen a lot, the situation in the Liberian countries in the north has been unstable, and the nomads on the Tengger steppe do not like wine very much, now it looks like the west trade route is quite smooth, if you blindly expand production, it may lead to a drop in prices, the profit is decreasing. Speaking of the situation in his own territory, Su Minshun can be described as a treasure, "These guys are shrewd, otherwise it would be impossible to amass such a huge wealth." ”

"Well, I see. Wu Feng didn't think of this layer either, and he only understood when he heard Su Minshun say this.

"But my lord, I have an idea, but I don't know if it will work?" Su Minshun said with a hint of mystery flashing on his face.

"Oh, what's the idea?" Wu Feng didn't pay much attention to it.

"At present, the northwest is in financial difficulties, and it is not realistic to have a big increase for a while, so it is better to fight the idea of these businessmen and get some funds from them. Su Minshun's words were vague, but they aroused Wu Feng's great interest.

"Oh, what's the way?" Wu Feng asked as he stared at the other party's eyes, he knew that Su Minshun couldn't come up with any methods, and using those methods in his own territory was tantamount to killing chickens and taking eggs.

"The iron ore in Lulong Mansion in the east of us is rich in reserves, and the mining of iron ore is also a matter of great profit, and many of our businessmen in Guide Mansion have investment intentions in this area, and when the Lord took control of Lulong Mansion, some businessmen in the province came to me to inquire whether they could invest in mining in Lulong, and I also gave a positive answer. Su Minshun explained unhurriedly.

"Are you fooling me? I know that Lu Long has now fallen into the hands of the Taiping Sect, and still talk about this?" Wu Feng lost his energy when he heard this, closed his eyes again, leaned his head on the cushion and ignored the other party.

"Hehe, my lord, you listen to me. Su Minshun smiled confidently, "At present, although the Taiping Sect has controlled Lu Long, but the great man's martial arts are shaking the emperor at home and abroad, the Taiping Sect is just a group of demon clowns, it is not enough, Lu Long's recovery is also a matter of time, the merchants of Guide Mansion are full of confidence in adults, if they can take the iron ore mining rights in the south of Lulong in advance, hehe, I believe that not only the merchants of Guide Mansion are interested, right?"

Speaking of the last sentence, Su Minshun had a sly smile on his face.

Wufeng's body was shocked, obviously a little moved, and after a while, he said: "Part of the iron ore mining rights in the south of Lulong has been transferred by the empire to the Miao family among the five major families of the empire, if it is transferred directly like this, I am worried that it will ;;;;;;."

"In addition to the mines controlled by the Miao family, there are many mining areas in the south of Lulong that are suitable for mining, but the Miao family has always wanted to obtain a larger mining area, and has done everything possible to prevent others from entering. Now everything there has fallen into the hands of the Taiping Sect, so everything should have come from the beginning, not to mention in my opinion, after Lu Long recovers, no one can say what this empire will look like, the Miao family is only quite powerful in the empire, once the empire loses its influence, then where should the Miao family go?" Su Minshun shook his head and analyzed.