Zhang Chong ran over in small steps, and he could probably guess what Chen Mu was looking for him to do.

"His Royal Highness the Prince."

Chen Mu nodded.

"Zhang Chong, now I need you to stay here to defend and help the Eju people resist the Westerners, but only if we ensure our own military strength."

"I'm going back to Great Xia to recruit more troops and prepare more weapons, so that I can be sure of defeating them in one fell swoop."

Chen Mu knew that fighting a war was not child's play, and he couldn't say that he didn't have absolute certainty, so he rashly started a war with them.

As the so-called sharpening of the knife does not mistake the woodcutter, he needs to take a few months to make some preparations, and then reduce the casualties of the Great Xia army.

When Zhang Chong heard Chen Mu say this, he was slightly stunned and nodded. "No problem, I obey your arrangement."

Saying that, Zhang Chong knelt down on one knee in front of Chen Mu, "Don't worry, even if I fight to the last soldier, I will guard this fortress." ”

Chen Mu knew Zhang Chong's loyalty, he asked Zhang Chong to get up, and then patted him on the shoulder.

"You don't have to fight so hard, if you really can't do it, you will retreat, save the land and lose people, lose people and land, save people and lose land, and leave people and land."

A warm current surged in Zhang Chong's heart, and he vowed to guard the coastal fortress for Chen Mu.

Chen Mu didn't say anything more, he felt that he had said everything he had to say.

After that, Chen Mu left enough grain, grass, weapons and equipment for Zhang Chong's army, so he led a part of the army to go back by boat first.

After returning to Great Xia, Chen Mu took the train directly back to the national capital. After a short rest, we arrived at the palace.

Chen Xingtian: "Mu'er has worked hard, sit down quickly, sit down, how is the situation in Chizhou?" ”

Chen Mu took a sip of tea, and then told him about the situation in the Chizhou Continent.

Chen Xingtian frowned, "No matter what the way is, in short, they have also mastered the DC motor, which is indeed very troublesome, if our weapons are not absolutely suppressed, the army will have a lot of casualties." And it is very disadvantageous for us to go far away. ”

Chen Mu nodded, "Yes, I thought so too, so I rushed back and developed more advanced weapons first." ”

Chen Xingtian's eyes lit up, "Oh? What other powerful weapons do you know? ”

Chen Mu: "Judging from the terrain this time, naval battles are very important, so I want to build warships and move cannons to ships. ”

"First of all, I need a large number of warships, heavy warships, I need ten light guns, medium warships, I need one heavy artillery, if it is a light warship, at least one light artillery, and a large number of transport ships."

"In addition, the technology of cannons and muskets should be further improved, and we can start from the material of the barrel to further increase the range and power to ensure that we can suppress the western country."

"Now there are more minerals in the country that can support alloy technology."

"There may be broadside battles on the sea, so this time you have to bring sword and shield soldiers."

"Of course, electric tracks and musketeers."

Chen Mu said a lot in one mouth, Chen Xingtian smiled and nodded at first, but frowned later.

"Mu'er, your strategy is no problem, but Great Xia has just finished building railways and building a lot of oil tankers. The research of the Faculty of Engineering is also very expensive, and the treasury is empty. ”

Since ancient times, war has been the most expensive, and it is no joke that a cannon fires ten thousand taels of gold.

Chen Mu smiled slightly, he had already thought of a countermeasure.

"It doesn't matter, there are still solutions. Since ancient times, if you want the imperial court to increase its fiscal revenue, it is nothing more than open source and throttling, it is impossible to throttle at present, and you definitely need to spend money on people's livelihood, so find a way to open source. ”

"Now the treasury is empty, but there are many wealthy businessmen in the private sector, and they have made a lot of money through trade with neighboring countries, and we can find a way from them."

Since the railways between Bactria and the surrounding vassal states were connected, the volume of trade between the two sides has increased day by day, and the state-owned units cannot be completely controlled, so they have subcontracted to the big families and wealthy merchants of the people.

Naturally, they make a lot of money, and they don't have to worry about foreigners turning their faces. After all, the merchants of Great Xia also represented Great Xia to a certain extent.

Chen Xingtian: "Those big families have been suppressed by us very obediently, isn't it good to force them to pay again?" ”

Chen Mu shook his head, "There's no need to force the levy, we can give them some benefits." There is a good saying, if a businessman can get 200 percent of the profit, the laws of any human world can be trampled on, and I naturally have my own way. ”

Chen Mu snorted coldly, and then then said:

"These rich people, although they think they are noble, they are afraid of one thing, that is, their status cannot be improved, and their wealth cannot be defended. After all, no matter how rich you are, you are not an official, and you cannot directly hold power. ”

Chen Mu talked eloquently, and he said one of his ideas.

"So these people all want to be officials, in the past, they tried to donate officials, by spending money to get into the official career, but now they can't use this method. Now I can give them a new chance. ”

Chen Mu drew a circle on the map, and then immediately said:

"I can make a promise to them, and when they gain a foothold in the Chizhou Continent and the Western World in the future, they can be given official positions according to the amount of their donations. Isn't this much better than being an ordinary rich man in Great Xia? ”

Chen Mu's method was not uncommon in the history of his previous life, it was similar to a practice like war bonds, and Chen Mu just used him.

Chen Xingtian touched his beard, "But if these people are officials, it will affect the control of the imperial court in that area." Although it is said that it is far away from the homeland, what if these people's ambitions swell in the future? ”

Chen Mu: "Of course, there is no need to give them too many officials, the main officials are still appointed by the imperial court, and they only need to set up some official positions that look majestic and can also make money and water." ”

"If they are too greedy and threaten the interests of the country, they will be removed from their official positions, and no one can say that the court has done something wrong. If they have ambitions, kill them. ”

Chen Xingtian nodded slowly, "It's indeed feasible." ”

Chen Mu also said: "The most important thing in overseas strategy is the army, as long as the army is absolutely loyal to the imperial court. Those merchants can't make any waves. ”

Chen Xingtian nodded frequently when he heard this, "Okay!" You're getting more and more thoughtful now. ”

The matter was settled, and Chen Xingtian immediately arranged for someone to carry it out.

With Chen Mu's merits now, other people in the DPRK and China naturally dare not oppose it, and some officials also donate money along with him.