Although Zhao Ning was not in a hurry, the team was a light horse after all, and had not yet carried a heavy vehicle, so it didn't take a few days to arrive at the Dadan Royal Court.

In the east, sixty miles away from the Dadan royal court, is the battlefield of the confrontation between the two armies, and the Yanmen army that arrived in advance has already set up camp and is a horn with the Dadan army.

The camps of the Tianyuan and Khitan coalition armies are also distinct, not mixed together, and are also in a position that can best echo each other.

As Zhao Ning expected, the two sides did not go to war.

The Tianyuan and Khitan armies were all closed and hung up free of battle cards. The Dadan army was beaten on the head during this time, and now it is difficult to take a breath, so it is naturally happy to rest for two days.

The Yanmen Army also needs to recuperate.

Before this, Zhao Xuanji must have met with Dadan Khan, and Zhao Ning did not go to the Dadan Royal Court, but went straight to the Yanmen Army camp.

After entering the Yuanmen, the first thing that attracted Zhao Ning's attention was not the soldiers who were training, but the mountains of various military materials, especially the ridiculously large amount of wine and meat.

Without asking, Zhao Ning knew that this must have been sent by the Dadan Ministry.

When they saw Zhao Beiwang and his wife, they were looking at an account book, counting the materials sent by the Dadan Ministry, and the work was mainly done by Wang Rouhua, and Zhao Beiwang just followed to see the excitement.

It can be seen from these military materials that the attitude of the Dadan Department is very correct, and Zhao Beiwang and Wang Rouhua are extremely satisfied.

But after Zhao Ning took the account book and looked at it casually, he pouted and said, "It's far from enough." ”

According to the previous agreement, this time the Yanmen Army went out of the customs, and the Dadan Ministry was responsible for the military rations, and now in addition to the military rations, the Dadan Ministry also gave countless good wine and meat, but Zhao Ning said that it was far from enough, which made Zhao Beiwang very incomprehensible.

"You stinky boy, what do you mean by this, do you want more? We are not here to rob the Dadan Ministry, what do you want them to do with so much money?"

Zhao Beiwang stared, and decided to fulfill his duties as a father and teach Zhao Ning the truth of not being too greedy.

Zhao Ning did not answer and asked: "What is the purpose of our participation in this battle? What do we want to get?"

Zhao Beiwang and his wife glanced at each other, and saw that Zhao Ning's face was serious, not like a joke, and they were a little foggy.

The Yanmen army set out on this expedition, of course, with the emperor's order, in order to teach the Tianyuan Department a lesson, make them pay the price, and maintain the "normal order" of the grassland in favor of Daqi.

"What the Yanmen Army wants to get, it is naturally military merit!" Zhao Beiwang looked like if you dare to talk nonsense, I will give you a tight look.

Zhao Ning shook his head, stretched out two fingers, and the old god was saying, "In my opinion, it should be another two words." ”

"What word?"

"Wealth. ”

Zhao Beiwang slapped him with a slap, "Nonsense!"

......

After a while, Zhao Ning and Zhao Beiwang and his wife sat in the big tent, and the left and right sides were retreated, and there were only three of them in the empty big tent.

Zhao Ning rubbed his head, he had just made enough preparations to avoid Zhao Beiwang's slap, but in the end he underestimated Zhao Beiwang's strength in the Extreme Realm, and this time he was quite strong.

Zhao Beiwang sat upright like a statue, looking at his nose and nose, as if he didn't slap Zhao Ning, and he didn't almost get a piece of meat off his waist by Wang Rouhua because of this move.

"For the Zhao family and the Yanmen army, military merit is the foundation of life, and money is not the most important thing. Why do you want the wealth of the Dadan Department so much?" Wang Rouhua looked at Zhao Ning and asked.

Unlike Zhao Beiwang, who always wants to educate her young son, when Wang Rouhua talks to Zhao Ning, she basically communicates on an equal footing, especially now, she has long regarded Zhao Ning as an existence at the same level.

Zhao Ning did not shy away from it, and said amazingly: "What if you can't get military merits?"

"How can you not get military merits? You kid ......" Zhao Beiwang was about to say that your kid is frivolous, the eldest husband must be stable in life, and it is difficult for a person to become a big man, so he was glared back by Wang Rouhua.

"So far, we have suffered more than 40,000 casualties and more than 60,000 beheadings. Your Majesty...... Why don't you give us military merits?" asked Wang Rouhua.

Hearing the question that the emperor would not give military merits, Zhao Beiwang was surprised and looked at Wang Rouhua in disbelief. The other party said this smoothly, but in his opinion, this is simply impossible.

Zhao Ning still didn't answer and asked: "Why does my mother think this is?"

Wang Rouhua fell into a deep groan.

Seeing that Wang Rouhua and Zhao Ning had almost decided that the emperor would not give military merits, Zhao Beiwang was not surprised anymore, and also fell silent.

As the chief general of the Yanmen Army and the general of Zhenbei in the imperial court, it is impossible for Zhao Beiwang not to pay close attention to An Siming. And as long as you think about the reason why An Siming's subordinates are abnormally strong, you will definitely have other ideas.

"After all, the matter of military merit depends on what His Majesty says, so it can be ignored for the time being. Wang Rouhua chose to put this issue aside first, "Why do you have to extort money from the Dadan Ministry?"

Zhao Ning said: "With money, you can strengthen the strength of the Zhao family." Father, mother, the situation in the world is about to change, and a storm is coming—or even already!

"In this storm, the only way for the Zhao clan to protect itself is to strengthen itself as soon as possible. To achieve this, I can do whatever it takes. ”

Zhao Beiwang's face became solemn, and his eyes when he looked at Zhao Ning became complicated, he didn't mean to interrupt Zhao Ning's words anymore, but quietly listened to the two wise people who were obviously higher than him discussing the family plan.

"How much are you going to extort from the Dadan Ministry?" asked Wang Rouhua.

Zhao Ning did not answer this question directly, but said from the beginning: "Over the years, the family's annual income has been very stable, totaling around five million gold. Within four years, I want my family's annual income to reach 20 million gold!

"To achieve this, it is necessary to expand the scale of various industries and to grasp new sources of great wealth – such as fortune. And between the two, no matter which one, is inseparable from the huge investment in the early stage.

"After all, the Dadan Department is one of the four royal courts, the old big tribe on the grassland, with a deep heritage, and close to the Western Regions, prosperous merchants and wealth, this time they are facing the disaster of extermination.

"We mobilized the people to rescue them, and the outstanding children of the family suffered countless casualties, and it is not too much to make a year's income. ”

In this battle, the Yanmen army lost 40,000 soldiers, and the generals who took the lead in charging into battle suffered particularly heavy casualties, and most of them were Zhao's children.

On the battlefield, because of their duties and family mission, the children of the Zhao family are all indomitable in order to win, and the price paid this time is not difficult to imagine.

Not to mention anything else, Zhao Ning's 1,000 cultivators above the Imperial Qi Realm had lost more than half of them in the offensive and defensive battles of the Baifengkou main formation—they were all real elite cultivators!

They all died fighting for the country, and they should be compensated for by the imperial court, and bereavement and rewards should be given according to military merits. And after this battle, if the imperial court does not give military merits, then this loss will be real.

Zhao Ning must find another wealth to make up for this loss for the family.

"The grassland is barren, and the wealth is far inferior to that of the Central Plains, and the wealth of five million gold is not a small amount for the Dadan Ministry, and the Dadan Khan may not be able to bear the pain. Wang Rouhua pondered.

Zhao Ning smiled, Zhizhu in his hand: "I have a way to make him obedient." ”

His appearance of knowing everything well is full of old-fashioned meaning, which makes Zhao Beiwang look very unpleasant, and let out a cold snort from his nostrils, reminding Zhao Ning not to sell his old man in front of Lao Tzu.

Wang Rouhua smiled kindly: "It's worthy of being my son, and the head is good." ”

Immediately, she changed her words and said solemnly: "The Zhao family is the first family of the Great Qi, and they have just obtained the Liu family's amethyst mine, and their strength has reached a higher level. ”

Zhao Ning arched his hand to Wang Rouhua, "How to hide wealth, you have to plan it by your mother." You're a great familyman, and no one in the family can match you!"

Wang Rou said this, and immediately took over the matter.

After Zhao Ning left the big tent and went to the Dadan Department to ask for money, Zhao Beiwang and his wife were left in the tent.

At this time, Zhao Beiwang touched his chin, his face full of worry:

"Madam, the annual tax of the imperial court is only 80 million gold, and if we have four years, our annual income will reach 20 million gold, which is really rich to rival the country.

"With so much wealth, can you hide it for a while, but you can hide it for decades? You two mothers, what are you going to do?"

The eighteenth family of Daqi, the annual family income added up naturally exceeds the tax income of the imperial court, which also proves from the side that the power of the family is huge.

Therefore, even if the emperor wants to cut the power of the family, he does not dare to blatantly offend all the big families.

"Husband, do you know what Ning'er is referring to when she said about the great change in the world just now?" asked Wang Rouhua.

Zhao Beiwang didn't answer, and kept stroking his beard, making a contemplative appearance.

Wang Rouhua knew that he couldn't figure it out for a while, and took the initiative to explain: "The husband just said that the wealth of the Zhao family will be rivaled by the country, and he is right to the point. ”

It's okay that Wang Rouhua didn't explain, but Zhao Beiwang was even more confused when she explained, Wang Rouhua could only say more bluntly: "Husband, please think about it, what has happened inside Daqi during this period of time?"

"First of all, the power of the gate was greatly reduced, and many officials were demoted, and then the Yang family, the Wu family and other families were demoted, and the civil officials supervised the army rampantly, and then the Liu family, Pang family and other families of the scholars also fell one after another.

"Now, An Siming has served as the defense envoy of the Yanmen Army, and he has come with 60,000 forbidden troops, and the cultivators under his command are still so strong, all of which are illustrating a point. ”

Zhao Beiwang nodded and hummed, not knowing how to pretend to understand and maintain his husband's face.

Wang Rouhua couldn't help but wonder, "Husband, tell me, who is the master of Daqi?"

This question is very simple, Zhao Beiwang doesn't have to think about it: "On the surface, it is naturally Your Majesty, but in fact, Your Majesty and all the big families." ”

Wang Rouhua said faintly: "So, this is a battle between the emperor and the family, and there is only one object of contention: the ruling power of the country."

"The emperor wants one person to sit on all the power of the state, and the family wants everyone to share it. This is a fundamental conflict that can be reconciled.

"As for the Zhao family, it means that Your Majesty wants to take over the military power of the Zhao family!

Hearing this, Zhao Beiwang was suddenly shocked, and looked at Wang Rouhua like a ghost, "Madam, are you going to rebel with Ning'er?!"

"Nonsense!"

Wang Rouhua slapped Zhao Beiwang angrily: "We just want to protect ourselves." But to protect yourself, you have to be strong.

"Right now, there is a power struggle within the Great Qi Dynasty, and there is the ambition and ambition of the grassland overlord wolf outside, and the Tianyuan tribe still has a deep hatred with our Zhao clan.

"How strong the Tian Yuan Army is, we have also seen it, is it not strong enough to protect the family?"

Zhao Beiwang suddenly realized, "What Madame said is very true!"