Under Li Rui's suggestion, Lu Chen came to his senses, and Lu Chen, who disdained and even disgusted the princes fighting, finally found a broad road - colonization.

In the face of everyone's incomprehension, Lu Chen explained a little: "The so-called colonization, in our current view, can only be regarded as a kind of economic plunder, with the superior culture and commodities of the Han people, let the other party pay more to obtain." It seems that they are far from the war, but what they pay is blood and unity. Some tribes will see through our plans, but they will not be able to deal with us, because other tribes will purge this heresy in the hope of getting more help from the Han Chinese! They can't let go of this kind of interest that doesn't need to be used by knives. Moreover, the cattle and sheep that freeze to death in winter are a loss for them, and for the Han people, they are a piece of gold. Through guò our commercial and handicraft, cheaply obtained furs and meat, we can also make more expensive clothing and food, and then sell it to them, hehe......"

Chen Gong and Pang Tong were dumbfounded, and when they talked about the strategic direction, how could they discuss the Tao and do business?

Li Rui immediately expressed his admiration for Lu Chen: "Xiao Junhou really has extraordinary knowledge, and Ruizhi's opinion is exactly like this." The infiltration of commerce through guò has made the aliens more and more dependent on us Han Chinese, and we have gradually divided and disintegrated them, so that they form a scattered tribe that no longer unites against us. If you encounter a hostile tribe, you will benefit from it and let other tribes destroy it on your behalf. Moreover, the number of aliens without war would have skyrocketed, and at that time, the livestock that could be exchanged with the Han Chinese was the most valuable, and they would have fought endlessly for pastures and livestock! And so it goes. As long as we control the business road and add targeted business output, we can decide the northwest without a fight! ”

Lu Chen and Li Rui hit it off, he was extremely shocked, he only knew that Li Rui was from a merchant family and his status was not high, so he was fooled by Pang Tong to come to Yanmen, but he didn't expect his thinking to be so detached and full of practical significance.

Thinking of the colonial policies of the Europeans in later generations, Lu Chen laughed evilly.

They are unwilling to harm the interests and status of the common people, and they are unwilling to overly suppress craftsmen and merchants. Lu Chen was worried that he couldn't coexist peacefully with the family. It would be a good idea to fool those big families into participating in this lucrative matter.

He said: "At that time, even though we may be in the Central Plains, our strength is not as good as that of the princes. But we are the gods of the aliens. Oh. Or the gods, if they want to continue this 'good' life, it is not impossible for them to send troops and horses to help them fight. ”

Strategic disputes. After Lu Chen set the tone, it gradually subsided. Everyone, you and I have a general plan for the future, mainly to continue the previous collection of clouds in the nine plains, and the Huns, and then enter the main Guanzhong thinking. However, in addition to this, relying on cement, coal, horse markets, iron smelting, gunpowder, etc., we should speed up the development of industry and commerce, and strengthen the penetration and control of industry and commerce into foreign races.

In the end, the picture that Lu Chen had never thought of was hooked up by Li Rui's construction, and he even remembered something that changed the world - the steam engine. But these are still just fantasies, and whether this era can be made is still a question, so he didn't say it. However, Lu Chen still set the general strategic concept of Yanmen, the rise of industry and commercial infiltration, both hands should be hard.

The purpose of today is not to discuss strategy, and strategy is such a thing as a long-term approach. Therefore, after Lu Chen made a decision, this problem was stopped, and the topic returned to the matter in front of him.

Chen Gong has also mentioned some ways to invade industrial powers, but in the final analysis, there are still some doubts.

He is a traditional scholar class, although he looks down on industrial and commercial farmers, but this does not mean that Chen Gongbang is stupid, on the contrary, in terms of internal affairs and industry and commerce, his ability is undoubtedly the strongest in the entire Yanmen team, so Lu Chen is relieved to hand over the horse market, coal mines, road construction and iron smelting factories to him.

Chen Gong hesitated for a moment and said: "If this is really the case, it is undoubtedly the best to surrender the soldiers without a fight or even indirectly control the alien race, but it is ......"

Pang Tong has a close relationship with Lu Chen and knows Lu Chen better, so he doesn't have as many scruples as Chen Gong. Seeing that Chen Gong wanted to speak and stopped, Pang Tong bluntly added to Chen Gong: "However, there is no precedent for this method since ancient times, so let's not say if it succeeds." The most important thing is how we are going to deal with the issue of Budugen at present, and Mr. Gongtai and I both suggested that we return Grodin first to appease Budugen's anger. Yanmen doesn't have the confidence to fight hard with Budugen, and at the same time, there is no need for that. Whether our goal is to conquer the Central Plains by force, or to dominate the northwest by commerce, there is no reason to fight a decisive battle with the Budugen tribe. ”

"I'm in favor of not fighting with Budugen, you should know that I personally hate war." Lu Chen shrugged his shoulders and said, "However, if you don't fight, you don't think you have to back down, sometimes the more you back down, the other party will press forward step by step." On the contrary, if you are strong, the other party will be jealous. ”

Chen Gong nodded and shook his head, what Lu Chen said made sense, but it didn't necessarily solve the problem.

Pang Tong said: "Does Xiao Junhou plan to return Grodan?" ”

Naturally, it was impossible for Grodan to be a miner for the rest of his life, and Lu Chen already had plans for his future, but he didn't say it right away, but was ready to think about Li Rui again. He found that when it came to commerce and industry, Li Rui was surprisingly active, and when it came to war and foreign teachers, he fell silent, and he should really not be very good at these two aspects.

Lu Chen asked Li Rui: "Yun Cong, tell me what you think." ”

Li Rui shook his head: "Military affairs, Rui doesn't understand." ”

Lu Chen reminded Chen Gong by the way, and said to Li Rui: "Thinking about it in terms of commercial interests, to be honest, I am not very satisfied with the way these Yanmen officials think about problems now, they always look like nobles, unnecessary, and inefficient. Between countries, there is no eternal hatred, there is no constant friendship, there are only eternal interests! ”

Chen Gong is also the character of the Seven Tricks Exquisite Heart, and when he heard this, he suddenly understood. He always knew that he was not favored by Lu Chen, but now he finally knows the reason, because he is too old-fashioned, if he is placed in the Chengping era, he may be able to be a politician, but when this smoke is everywhere, he has not been able to cut the point, for the current Yanmen, interests are paramount. It seems that in the future, we will have to switch our thinking and follow Xiao Junhou's thoughts closely.

As soon as the topic of making money was mentioned, Li Rui's eyes suddenly lit up: "Oh, to put it simply, a captive can be regarded as a commodity that can be exchanged for enough benefits. Previously, Xiao Junhou asked Budugen for a number of cattle, sheep and horses, which may be enough, but ......"

"It's not black enough, is it? Think from the perspective of a black-hearted businessman. Lu Chen encouraged, he had a kind of self-awareness, this guy has a good head, and he should be very thief with a little encouragement.

Li Rui pondered for a moment and said, "Cattle, sheep and horses, of course, they can't be exchanged for Grodan, otherwise it will be too insulting to this Sky Eagle Warrior, but it can be used as a management expense for storing goods." As for the return of the captives, hehe, the goods do not necessarily have to be sold, and even if they are sold, they may not be sold immediately! It is possible to agree on a number of years, such as after three or five years...... Of course, the annual management fee will depend on the situation. ”

Chen Gong: "......"

Pang Tong: "Xiao Junhou, since you don't want to return Budugen, it's okay." That Zhang Yan is in contact with Bu Dugen, Bu Dugen should naturally understand the ending of Zhang Yan's son Zhang Fang, Xiao Junhou can send an empty ice coffin over and repair it. ”

Lu Chen is drunk, and this hand may really be able to scare Bu Dugen: "Okay, I hope Bu Dugen doesn't have a heart attack." (To be continued......)