Is it so sudden?

The first one is still compassionate, but the next one is extorting benefits......

How was he embarrassed?

Bao Bald felt a little dizzy, looking down at the wine cup on the table, could it be that I was drunk?

Shi Lihe pear was a little abrupt, sure enough, there was no good banquet, it turned out that King Yan had this idea.

That's right, the so-called thief doesn't go empty, he came here with such fanfare, if he doesn't get some benefits, I'm afraid it won't be easy to explain when he goes back.

It's just that the reason for asking for money is a little too weird?

What the hell is peacekeeping, I didn't invite you here.

Originally, we were happy to fight, and we were about to pick the fruits of victory, but you suddenly came out of nowhere and punched in the foot......

I don't blame you for being presumptuous, but you still use this to make me reimburse expenses?

Shi Li Heli scolded in his heart, and made a tentative appearance, "Your Highness, I'm afraid this is not appropriate, right?" ”

"Why is it not appropriate? Isn't it natural for a lone army to extinguish the flames of war and save countless lives and property for your country, and now it is just for your country to bear the cost? You can't let Lone do good deeds and have to pay out of his own pocket, right? ”

Zhao Mengqi's face darkened a little, and he squinted at Shi Lihe pear, as if he was looking at a white-eyed wolf, "Although the sect master has the obligation to help the feudal country, but there must always be a limit to the payment, this army has been away for a long time, the expenses have surged, and all that is consumed is the fat and ointment of my court, if I don't give an explanation, I will definitely not be happy." ”

If you don't like it, don't come?

Shi Lihe pears sneered, and then snorted, "Palace... Your Highness, what do you mean when you say that the army has been out for a long time? Are you still planning to stay in the country for a long time? ”

"Of course, peacekeeping, Lone is serious, and now you are temporarily stopped, but if you don't remove the root cause of the internal strife, maybe as soon as Lone Frontfoot and the army leave, you will fight again, and the people of Li will suffer again...... Therefore, you have to stay for three or five months to ensure the stability and harmony of your country before you can leave with confidence. Zhao Mengqi spoke earnestly.

"Three... Three or five months!? ”

Shi Li Heli really couldn't hide his surprise, and searched his stomach and said, "Your Highness is responsible for the world, there must be many more important things to do, and it is really not worth His Highness's time to occupy the city, not to mention... What's more, I heard that the Mongols are eyeing Shangguo, so these elite armies must be needed even more in Shangguo...... This contradiction is actually easy to solve, as long as His Royal Highness stops, I believe that no one will dare to mess around again. ”

Zhao Mengqi played with the celadon wine jug and said leisurely, "Let's tell you directly, the development of sea trade alone, in addition to increasing revenue for our dynasty, is also to buy war horses from overseas to improve the combat capability of the army, so the rise and fall of this sea trade is very, very important to Gu and the Great Song Dynasty." ”

"If you occupy the city and be smart, there is really no need for Lone to move the people to this trip, but what ...... Now that he is here, he has to take one step to remove all obstacles to the smooth passage of the sea. ”

"The next few months are when the sea route is busy, and it is related to whether the sea trade can flourish again, and at such a critical moment, Lone cannot tolerate the destruction of people, so he naturally has to sit here......

At this time, it is almost June, and the next two or three months is the southwest monsoon period, and those Song Dynasty merchant ships that went to sea last year have begun to return to their home.

It is foreseeable that after the propaganda and attraction of the Song merchants, many foreign merchant ships will definitely flock to Quanzhou.

By the time the monsoon turns in October, there will be more than 10 times more ships coming down to the South Seas than last year, not only from Quanzhou, but also from Guangzhou.

At first glance, the number of merchant ships going to sea last year was quite large, which has exceeded the scale of previous years, and in fact it is still far from Zhao Mengqi's goal.

It's just that time is in a hurry, and there are only so many cargo ships that can be mobilized and raised, and it also has the meaning of exploring the road first and giving it a try.

This year, merchants from all walks of life in the Great Song Dynasty are gathering in Quanzhou and Guangzhou, and are ready to participate in the sea trade with full expectations, so this is the first year of the official launch of the sea trade.

In the future, whether you will eat meat or chaff depends on whether this is off to a good start, so Zhao Mengqi will do his best to ensure the smooth flow of trade.

Shi Lihe knew that King Yan attached great importance to sea trade, but it was not until this moment that he realized how heavy this 'attention' was.

So he weighed it for a while and said, "In fact, the matter of sea trade is not only beneficial to the kingdom, but also makes the country prosperous, and the foreign ministers also think that it is time to clean up the pirates, and the past performance of the country is too disappointing to His Royal Highness, so it is indeed necessary for His Highness to personally sit in charge......

"The situation on this sea route is bad, and the country is also responsible for a large part of it, and the army of the kingdom can indeed maintain peace and stability if it stays in the country, so it stands to reason that the country should indeed bear the appropriate expenses."

Shi Liheli first lowered his posture, looking deeply aware of his mistakes and very willing to repent, and then continued, "It's just that the country is narrow and barren, the property is scarce, and the poor and white have just experienced civil strife, and the official treasury is empty, so they can't come up with money at all." ”

Zhao Mengqi raised his eyebrows, "Heh... No money? You still have so many troops without money? In such a big place, all the armies must add up to more than 100,000 or 200,000, right? It's okay to fight every now and then, today with Annan, tomorrow with Zhenla, I can't really move outside, so I fight in the nest, and my own people fight with my own people......"

"While saying that you are poor, but always thinking about robbing others, this idea of getting something for nothing is unacceptable! If you want me to say, if you are in peace, you don't need to raise so many troops at all, you can let these 100,000 or 200,000 young people go to farming, fishing, and work, and the wealth you will definitely create is much more than what you have robbed. ”

Shi Liheli had a bitter face, "Even if the country doesn't fight others, you can't help but raise an army, otherwise how can you resist the enemy country?" ”

What he actually wanted to say in his heart was that what you said was good, so why didn't you cut the army of your Song Kingdom?

Zhao Mengqi sneered softly, "If there are more troops, you can resist it?" I haven't seen you win a few times in decades, have you? Besides, don't you occupants make all your neighbors enemies? Decades ago, even our dynasty was swept by you. ”

"But in the future, you can rest assured, since Lone is here, then he will do a good job to the end, and ensure that the relationship between your three kingdoms will be thoroughly coordinated, so that you will love each other and no longer fight each other, so there is no need to maintain such a large army size, it just so happens that you have just fought a civil war, which is considered to have reduced a large part, and then reduce it casually, only need to keep twenty or thirty thousand people, and then Lone will help you train a small but fine army, save a lot of military expenses, isn't there money?"

Shi Liheli was furious in his heart, let us disarm and save military expenses, and then use it to raise the army for your Song Dynasty? You're really good at it!

As for coordinating the relationship between the three countries, it is only half credible, after all, the current Zhenla is still more respectful to the Song Dynasty, and will probably accept King Yan as a peacemaker, but Annan is not so obedient.

There are historical reasons for the grievances between Champa and Annan, but a large part of it is that Annan has wolf ambitions and has been expanding outward.

And Annan is bordered by the sea in the east, mountains in the west, and the Song Dynasty in the north, which is currently weakened but still unprovoked, and the best direction of expansion is to occupy the city, how can it be obediently given up because of a few words from King Yan?

It's just that Shi Liheli now wants to win the support of King Yan, but he can't get up, so he can only weakly refuse.

"Your Highness, even if all the troops are cut off, the country will not be able to come up with money, you see otherwise, in the future, when the country pays tribute to the country, it will increase an additional 100,000 yuan every year as a ...... of filial piety."

This is a bit of a tribute.

100,000 guan is not a small amount for Zhancheng, but Zhao Mengqi is still not eye-catching.

"I'll talk about it later, and the tribute is all for you to take advantage of, whether you want to recover or not depends on your future performance, but for now, you have to show sincerity, right? Why, Zuo Shangqing thinks there is no way to do it? ”

As he spoke, Zhao Mengqi turned his head to look at Bao Bao Bald, who was standing next to him and couldn't speak, "What about you?" Can it be done? ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" There are so many bald flowers, so let's rush to deal with it first.

Shi Liheli was anxious, "Your Highness! Your Highness! The minister didn't say that it couldn't be done. ”

Zhao Mengqi turned his head and was slightly surprised, "Oh? Didn't you say that? ”

Shi Liheli didn't want to give Bao Bao Bald Flower another chance to interject, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, can you tell me how much this expenditure is?" ”

He decided to admit it, and he knew that he couldn't send King Yan away without some blood.

As long as King Yan can support himself to sit on the throne, it is worth spending some money, and there is always a way to earn it back.

"Then you have to calculate it...... Zhao Mengqi pinched his fingers and calculated the account seriously, "The army under the command of Lone, the military salary alone, the average monthly salary per person is five guan, 50,000 people is 250,000 guan, the peacekeeping period is tentatively set for three months, that is, 750,000 guan, other expenses must be higher than the military salary, three months down, the expenditure of two or three million guan is wanted, you are poor, you can only suffer a little loss, you only pay one million guan......"

Hearing this, Shi Lihe pear was dumbfounded, and he was stunned to get rid of the bald flowers.

Where is this army, it is clearly a gold-swallowing beast, and the military salary is actually given five times!?

I know that you are rich in the Song Dynasty, but you can't be so defeated!

With these 50,000 military salaries, we can at least support an army of more than one million.

Zhao Mengqi saw that the two of them seemed to hear the Arabian Nights' expressions, so he pouted and said, "Don't believe it? These are all account books, do you want to find them for you to see? Lone still doesn't bother to lie to you about this...... The lonely commanders are all elite soldiers, if you occupy the city, one dozen five may not be necessarily, but one hundred wins five hundred, one thousand wins ten thousand, that is absolute, if you don't believe it, we can verify it immediately. ”

How to verify?

The last real gunfight?

Win or lose, isn't this equivalent to tearing your face?

Shi Li Lili shook his head again and again, "I believe, I believe, the foreign minister absolutely believes in His Highness's words, and His Highness only needs one million guan is indeed very benevolent, but it is just ...... It's just that this million guan really can't be taken out, even if you smash the pot and sell iron, even if you sell all the people in the Buddha Oath City, you can't take it out! Your Royal Highness, it's really not that the foreign minister is crying poor, the situation of occupying the city is here, where to find a million guan? ”

At this time, Bao Bao Bald simply closed his mouth tightly, not daring to squeak.

The floating wealth in the Buddha Oath City was looted by him, and he naturally knew very well how unattainable a million guan was.

Zhao Mengqi frowned, pretended to think deeply, and thought for a long time before saying, "Zhancheng is really poor to this point?" The whole country can't even make up a million? …… Well, I still overestimate you, no wonder you Zhancheng people like to be robbers so much, and you are really poor and evil...... That's going to be a bit tricky......"

Seeing that he seemed to be a little shaken, Shi Li Lili hurriedly said, "Your Highness, the foreign minister is definitely willing to pay this million guan, but it is impossible to take out so much at once, can you give it a leniency, such as paying 100,000 guan a year, a total of ten years?" ”

Zhao Mengqi smiled, "Yo, you are really smart, you know how to pay in installments...... But you have to know that you owe money with interest, and in ten years, the total principal and interest will have to be doubled. ”

Shi Lihe shook his lips and almost didn't stand firm, "This... This ......"

"Don't do this, that, that..."Zhao Mengqi knocked on the case, then touched his chin and said, "One million guan is really not much, and it is distributed to the soldiers, no one is only twenty guan, and it is not enough to marry a daughter-in-law, but Gu also knows that one million guan is a bit heavy for Zhancheng, if you add interest, then maybe the profits will never end, and Lone does not want to bear the notoriety of lending." ”

Shi Li Ha Li and Bao Bao Bald nodded frantically in unison, "Your Highness is wise......"

Just as he was thinking about whether this young Yan King would be moved by compassion and take the initiative to cut some of it, he listened to Zhao Mengqi continue to speak.

"In this way, you have thought of a way to get the best of both worlds, I don't know if you are willing to accept it?"

Shi Liheli wondered, "What way?" Please make it clear to Your Highness. ”

Zhao Mengqi cleared his throat, "With the development of maritime trade, Zhancheng is an important transit place, but you Zhancheng people really don't know how to operate, so for the sake of everyone's good, I think it's better for you to take out a few ports and lease them to me for use, not more, just three, each with an annual rent of 10,000 yuan, and rent it for ten years first, so that it will offset 300,000 yuan for you......"

"As for the remaining 700,000 guan, in fact, your Zhancheng is still very suitable for planting rice, that is, your agricultural technology is too stretched, and people are too lazy, it is better for us Song people to buy and plant, and pay taxes to you when the time comes, which is beneficial to both the government and the people, and you can also sell land and houses to my merchants to start a workshop and shop, so that you can not only sell money, but also have more tax sources, and also prosper the economy and improve people's livelihood......"

"Also, there are so many idle people in your Zhancheng, after this civil strife, many people have lost their livelihoods, it is better to organize them all and send them to Qiongzhou to work, the salary is good, and the Qiongzhou government will also pay you the official introduction fee of Zhancheng according to the capitation, one person has always paid money, this money is like picking up for nothing, and it can also eliminate various hidden dangers and crises in the country, such a good thing is difficult to find with a lantern!"

"How? Aren't you very touched that Lone is so good to you? ”

The two powerful ministers of Zhancheng were a little numb and dizzy at the moment, and instinctively felt that there was a very deep pit in it, but they didn't think too much about it for a while.

So, don't dare to move......