March 6.

Xu Yuan is back, and this time he plans to return to modern society after three days.

Nature.

Under the initiative of Li Jin, Yang Zhongyuan and other rotating consuls, Hong Chengchou's "Plan for Conquest of the Western Regions", Xu Yuan quickly saw it, and felt quite surprised, but he didn't expect Hong Chengchou to be unwilling to be peaceful, and he had the idea of expanding his territory, and set his sights on the land of the Western Regions, and even thought of using such a transportation weapon as a railway, so as to be able to gain a firm foothold and stabilize the rule of the Western Regions, and it is unlikely to be beaten out again.

Therefore, the wisdom of the ancients must not be underestimated.

Xu Yuan saw a list of the top ten strategists in ancient China, and Hong Chengchou was among them.

Now seeing his "Plan for the Conquest of the Western Regions", people have to admit that this person has a few brushes, and he is a real handsome among people.

Although his character is not good and unscrupulous, in a society that values morality, no matter how talented and capable this kind of person is, he will be vetoed by one vote.

But Xu Yuan doesn't care much about these, he only looks at interests, as long as it can bring him benefits, the partner's low moral level, low lower limit, private life and other problems are harmless, as long as it does not damage his interests.

"Husband, eighty percent of the controlling stakes in the railway, and the construction of a hundred manors, the conditions I talked about are not bad, right? With these two clauses, Hong Chengchou led the Qin army to conquer the Western Regions, led people to mine countless minerals, and his dependence on us is also very high, even if he becomes the so-called 'King of the Western Regions', in front of us, he can only be severely restricted, obediently when our interests are loyal dogs, and we will never dare to do anything disobedient. ”

Fang Qingyan said in a show-off tone, quite complacently, and vaguely said that if Xu Yuan talked to that Hong Chengchou in person, it is estimated that half of the control of the railway will be ceded, and a few manors will not be built - of course, there is actually a nervous mentality, women are in charge of the house, interfering in men's affairs, this is a big taboo! In case Xu Yuan is furious, he will be severely punished, and maybe he can send her from heaven to hell.

"It's okay, it's not a loss."

Xu Yuan said: "The resources of the Western Regions are as rich as Shanxi, and the Western Regions are rich in light resources, as long as a small area of photovoltaic panels is laid, enough energy can be generated, if a hundred years later, a 2,000-kilometer-long water pipeline will be built to transport the water in Lake Baikal in Siberia to the Western Regions, nearly one million square kilometers of desert and arid areas in the Western Regions can all be transformed into a place like the south of the Yangtze River, you think, one million square kilometers, this is equal to how many acres of fertile land?" ”

One square kilometer is equal to 1,500 acres.

One million square kilometers, that is, 1.5 billion mu, which is comparable to the cultivated land area of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Fang Qingyan's face immediately changed: "No, it's a loss, we have suffered a big loss!" Energy is sufficient, land is sufficient, as long as the water supply problem is solved, it will take off directly, we Xujiazhuang, at least a thousand manors must be built, otherwise it will be a big loss. ”

Regretted it.

She had a strong urge to break the contract and wanted to re-sign the cooperation agreement.

Or simply kick that Hong Chengchou away, and swallow all the resources and land of the entire Western Regions in Xujiazhuang, leaving a piece of treasure land for future generations to avoid the problem of insufficient property.

"Husband, or we won't cooperate with that Hong Chengchou, the land of the Western Regions, it's better for us to eat them all, you now have six sons and four daughters, and in the future, there will be hundreds of grandchildren, and thousands of great-grandchildren, if you don't prepare more resources and property for them, maybe it's the same as the Zhu family's royal family, only two hundred years have passed, and they have fallen into the law of rise and fall, and the huge land of the Western Regions can at least make the Xu family's wealth last for a hundred more years......"

Fang Qingyan took Xu Yuan's hand and shook it.

"Look at your greedy appearance, you can't stand the temptation of profits, the cake is slightly depicted, so you have the mind to eat alone, and you don't look at how many taels of oil you can eat in your stomach."

Xu Yuan couldn't help but smile and said: "Okay, Xujiazhuang is about business reputation, since you have negotiated it, you can only cooperate according to this plan, and then adjust it according to the situation in the future, now that's it." ”

"No! I don't count if I say it, you are the head of the Xu family, only if you say it! In addition, the construction of the railway has not started, and the bonds have not been issued, so there is no problem in adjusting the content of the contract. Fang Qingyan said anxiously.

"How can the cooperation project that you and the six ruling parties unanimously approve not count? This effect is the same as talking to me personally, how can I go back, you don't mess around anymore. ”

"Husband, I was wrong, I don't advocate anymore! The next time I encounter this kind of project, will I wait for you to come back and be the master? I thought I had taken a big advantage, but with millions of square kilometers of land south of the Yangtze River, I can't let others pick up the cheap. ”

Fang Qingyan pleaded again and again, looking like she had lifted a stone and hit her own feet.

Xu Yuan was unmoved, ignoring her pleas, which was regarded as a small lesson for her.

……

The other side.

Hong Chengchou, who successfully reached a cooperation with Xujiazhuang, has been crazy and busy these days.

He went back to Xi'an first.

Then, in just ten days, he visited seven or eight important Ming vassal kings, including Zhu Cunshu, King of Qin in Xi'an, Zhu Gongqiao, King of Zhou in Kaifeng, Zhu Changxun, King of Fuwang in Luoyang, and Zhu Qiugui, King of Jin in Taiyuan, to find them to cooperate.

In other words, most of these Zhu family vassal kings are wine bags and rice bags, rat-eyed or greedy and violent people, they are just burdens and have no contribution to the Ming Dynasty, they are just parasite-like existences, what is Hong Chengchou looking for them to cooperate with?

There is no way, if there is a better choice, Hong Chengchou will not consider looking for these vassal kings.

But the vassal kings had money, manpower, and all kinds of resources in their hands, and they were one of the richest groups of local tyrants in the Ming Dynasty.

Even if in Chongzhen's eight-year grain war, the vassal kings such as King Zhou, King Fu, and King Jin suffered heavy losses, and they have not eased up until now, but they still have a rich background, and they can still easily take out hundreds of thousands of millions of silver dollars, and they will never be able to become poor.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou wanted to pull them along, go to open up the land of the Western Regions together, unite and cooperate, and go to the Western Regions to toss around.

At that time, he Hong Chengchou will send troops to wipe out all resistance forces and create a stable and peaceful environment for farming and mining.

The vassal kings contributed money, people, and all kinds of resources, anyway, what was the case, fully supported him Hong Chengchou, and after gaining a firm foothold in the Western Regions, those who wanted to enclose land and farm could enclose land, those who wanted to mine could contract mines, and those who wanted to enter the industrial and commercial field could also open shops and factories, etc., in short, there were many ways to make a fortune.

One of the advantages is that the vassal kings use this to break through the restrictions and change the survival dilemma of being raised as pigs, after all, the Western Regions are thousands of miles away, no matter how dissatisfied the emperor is, he will not feel that this will bring a threat, not to mention that it can reduce the burden on the court, the emperor has no reason to object, but should support it.

The second advantage is that once the land of the Western Regions is successfully developed, it will be a huge income of tens of millions of silver dollars every year, even if it is only 1% of the shares, it can also receive a large amount of dividends, which is a big outlet for the vassal kings, which is far better than being confined to the fiefdom.

The third advantage is that it is an opportunity to establish itself as a king and call it a lonely widow, the land of the Western Regions is high and the emperor is far away, if the future development is good, it will not only make a lot of money, but also can afford to raise a large number of troops, in this case, why not just lay down a piece of territory and establish a country of its own? At that time, in their own independent kingdom, they can be as chic as they want, and the imperial power will not be able to control them at all, as long as they don't think about rebellion and bad things, it doesn't matter if they are a little prodigal, and they are free and free, without any constraints, and it is not an exaggeration to describe them as heaven.

and other benefits, among others.

and listened to Hong Chengchou's demagogic words.

The heart is moved.

There is not a single feudal king who is not impressed.

To tell the truth, most of the fiefs of dozens of large and small feudal kings in the Ming Dynasty are located in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Huguang and other places, and there are a few of them in their hearts who are willing to be trapped in a state or a county, which one does not want to get greater development and upward space?

For example, after Xujiazhuang conquered Nanyang and made a huge harvest, many vassal kings also wanted to invest resources and go to Nanyang to do it, but they were soon warned by the imperial court, and Xujiazhuang also despised these vassal kings very much, rarely gave them the opportunity to cooperate, and even occasionally targeted them.

Therefore, they failed to seize the opportunity of colonizing overseas, and did not get much dividends from it.

Now is the real chance to change your destiny.

If you miss it again, you can only be eliminated by the times, and you don't even want to maintain the shelf of a rich man, after all, there are more and more descendants of the vassal kings, and the growth is exponential, and in another three or five generations, it is estimated that you can only become a farmer and craftsman, and you have to work by yourself.

Inside the palace of King Qin.

Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin, who had a strong sense of crisis, said to Hong Chengchou: "Hong Dudu, what you said is very reasonable, in a few generations, everything in this Qin Palace, I am afraid that it will be divided cleanly, and the legacy left by the ancestors can no longer be enjoyed, if you can't find a new way out, the wealth will come to an end in three hundred years, just ...... The land of the Western Regions really has so much potential? As long as I, the Qin Palace, am willing to devote all my financial resources, material resources and human resources to support and develop, can I really fight for another three hundred years of wealth? ”

"That's right, as long as you do your best, three hundred years of wealth and nobility, will only be more and not less, and the descendants of the princes of Qin in future generations will be extremely grateful for your decision, and enjoy the vigorous incense."

Hong Chengchou painted a cake for him.

"So what exactly do you need?" Zhu Cunshu asked.

"At least 50,000 elite troops, but this army, I have trained it myself, solved the problem of food and salary by myself, I have poured all my family wealth to maintain this army for three or five years, but what I need is 50 million silver dollars of starting capital, or resources that can replace these funds, such as workers who build railways, a large number of food and clothing, as well as gold, silver, copper, iron, timber and other resources, anyway, what is provided, what will be used, what will be provided, smashed pots and sold iron provided! If you, the vassal kings, can't provide resources worth 50 million silver dollars, I can only find other channels to raise funds, or advertise in the "Oriental Times" to attract investment, but once I take this step, then I can't continue to cooperate with you, because this is very likely to be exposed, and then the court will be guilty, and I, Hong Hengjiu, will be fine, but you vassal kings will definitely not be able to fall well, with the current energy of the imperial court, it is still easy to abolish the vassal king, and the king of Shu was easily removed because of his mistakes? ”

"Don't spread the word!"

Zhu Cunshu was taken aback, and said in a panic: "Hong Dudu, this king begs you, if you want financing, just look for us, you don't have to make a big deal of it, everyone knows it, I, Qin Wangfu, am the first to go bankrupt to support you!" The resources of the Qin Wangfu are not enough, I sent my cronies to persuade the King of Zhou, the King of Fu, the King of Jin, and the King of De, especially the King of De in Shandong, who has followed the trend to invest in mining over the years, and I don't know how much he has earned. ”

"Good! If you can solve the problem of funds by relying only on the help of the vassal king to raise funds, I will not publicize it widely, and when the development of the Western Regions is successful, you will definitely get a tenfold and hundredfold return, and you will never be disappointed. ”

Hong Chengchou smiled, and a scheming light flashed in his eyes.

So he relied on this set of temptation + intimidation words.

The entire accumulation of the Qin Palace's mansion was hollowed out by the first.

Then there is the Fu Palace, the Zhou Palace, and the Jin Palace...... All the vassal kings are all on the set, and they have been hollowed out, there is no way, now in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, all forces are developing rapidly, but they are stepping on the ground in place, and if they don't seize this opportunity, they can only fall and sink, which is unacceptable no matter what!

By mid-March.

Hong Chengchou basically raised 50 million silver dollars worth of goods and resources - the accumulation of the feudal kings in one or two hundred years is terrifying, even if in the current era, they are seriously outdated, but they are still not to be underestimated.

When the fundraising goal was achieved, Hong Chengchou was even more ambitious, and immediately threw himself into various busy work, vowing to do a great job.