First, we don't know the specific operation method of the three princes.

Second, if you rashly open Qianzhuang, and something happens halfway, I am afraid that it will arouse public anger and make Your Majesty's reputation worse and worse.

If the imperial power is used to force them to save money, it will be angry and the consequences will be unimaginable.

On the premise of not knowing the specific process, Weichen advised the emperor not to act rashly, or sincerely admit his mistake to the third prince..."

"Presumptuous!" Li Zhen slapped the table again, "I am the true dragon emperor, how can I admit my mistake to the rebel?" Is this what you should say as a courtier? ”

The prime minister continued to admonish.

"Your Majesty, if you want to open a royal bank, I'm afraid that the people will not be able to save money at all.

Wars are continuous, disasters are repeated, and the people can't even eat food for a while, do you think they dare to deposit their money in the royal bank under such circumstances?

On the contrary, on the side of His Royal Highness the Third Prince, the battle was won, the food was cheap, and some unknown gadgets were invented to benefit the people, which was an invisible trust for the people. ”

Li Zhen's face became darker and darker, but he had to admit that what the prime minister said was right, who still believed what the emperor said now?

"So what? As for the of making me admit my mistake to the rebel, it goes without saying. ”

The spy weakly interjected: "Your Majesty, the third prince is already planning to open the money village to other cities, saying that he wants to build a chain, so that even if the money is not stored in the same money bank, it can be withdrawn in other places, bringing convenience to the people." ”

When the words fell, Li Zhen's pupils suddenly contracted.

If he really let that rebel open money all over the place, then the economic lifeline will fall into his hands.

Coupled with the fact that the rebel has a flexible head and always invents something for the benefit of the people, his throne is in jeopardy.

Qian Zhuang's idea is a good idea, but unfortunately it is not in his own hands.

Alas, if you think about it carefully, it's okay, at least the rebel has his own blood on his body, and the relationship cannot be changed.

Maybe I can get a piece of him at this level.

Otherwise, he must not be allowed to do it smoothly.

Li Xingchen's side.

As soon as he finished chatting with Wang Yuanshuang about the opening of a branch in Qianzhuang, Yuan Wanshan hurriedly pushed the door in.

"Lord, it's not good, the soldiers you ordered to ambush near the Great Iron Mountain last time were all killed, and only one escaped back, and he was seriously wounded."

"What!" Li Xingchen was shocked.

"Didn't you tell them not to act rashly, let them snatch the supplies they sent, as long as they pay close attention to the entrances and exits, if someone brings a lot of things down the mountain, they will sneak and follow, how can it be like this?"

Li Xingchen's face was rarely cold, and his tone revealed a thick chill.

Yuan Wanshan immediately knelt down.

"Lord, it's not what you think, the materials keep being sent here, they keep stopping, but there is always no way out.

After guarding for a while, sure enough, there was a group of men and horses coming down from the Great Iron Mountain, pushing a cart of materials, and our soldiers secretly followed, but they discovered it..."

"It's really unreasonable, immediately count the five hundred Jingwei and follow me to the Great Iron Mountain."

Not long after Li Xingchen finished his order, Yuan Wanshan led five hundred soldiers to prepare at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion.

Li Xingchen didn't say anything, got on the horse and galloped to the Great Iron Mountain.

After rushing for nearly a day, when I came to the foot of Datie Mountain, it was already the morning of the next day.

Li Xingchen checked the terrain, and sure enough, as Yuan Wanshan said, Datie Mountain is very steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Yuan Wanshan pointed to a few officials not far away, "My lord, the body was found there." ”

When the yamen heard the movement here, they turned their heads to look at it.

"My lord?"

Several people quickly ran to kneel down, "Subordinates see the lord." ”

"Get up!" Li Xingchen's face was ugly, and he said in a deep voice.

Looking at the past from this side, the corpses of a full nine soldiers were ugly.

It appears that he suffered greatly before he died.

Yuan Wanshan frowned, "The robbers on Datie Mountain never kill people, I don't know why they killed so many people this time."

Could it be that someone wants to lead the contradiction to the Great Iron Mountain? so that we can have a fierce conflict with them. ”

got the news that Li Xingchen was coming, and the county officials hurried over.

Such a big thing happened, and if it wasn't handled properly, he wore a black gauze hat on his head, and I am afraid that he would not be able to protect it.

"Xiaguan Wang Zhiyun knocked to see the lord. Our government attaches great importance to this matter, and I never thought that the lord would come in person. ”

Wang Zhiyun didn't know that the nine people who died were Li Xingchen's people, so he was also puzzled how he could alarm Li Xingchen to come in person.

"The lower official has sent someone to shout at the bottom of the mountain and order the mountain bandits of the Great Iron Mountain to go down the mountain and subdue the law."

Yuan Wanshan had a violent temper and pushed Wang Zhiyun away.

"Shouting? Descending the mountain? It's a shame that you're still a county magistrate, so you can talk nonsense, and if you can't speak, get out of the way. ”

How many people in the bandits in the Great Iron Mountain have a headache, and shouting can make them go down the mountain? Are they really vegetarians?

Wang Zhiyun hurriedly knelt down and said in horror: "The terrain of Datieshan is treacherous, and there are many mountains and forests, so even if we want to go up the mountain to arrest us, we can't go up in large quantities." There is no way but shouting. ”

Wang Zhiyun was so anxious that he was about to cry, originally as long as he meant this, he could close the case.

But when the lord came, it was obvious that he couldn't do it hastily.

"Can't go up?" Li Xingchen curled the corners of his lips disdainfully, "Then let them come down in person." ”

"Yuan Wanshan, take a hundred people to prepare oil barrels, I don't believe that if I burn this big iron mountain, I can't force those thieves down."

He was really angry, dared to kill nine of his soldiers and seriously injured one soldier, when he Li Xingchen was a vegetarian?

In fact, the county magistrate also thought about the arson and burns.

However, in the past, the laws of the Great Wei Dynasty strictly forbade it to burn mountains and reclaim the sea, otherwise they would be beheaded.

However, now that this city has been placed under Li Xingchen's helmet, he is the lord, and he said that if you burn it, of course you can burn it.

The thousand soldiers he brought were also very indignant to see his brother die miserably here.

Chanted: "Set fire to the mountain, take revenge!" Set fire to the mountain and take revenge! ”

Yuan Wanshan led the people to quickly prepare the oil fire, climbed halfway up the mountain, and discharged the oil drums every 100 meters.

After returning to the foot of the mountain, a fire was lit, and the oil drums slammed, one after the other, and the fire was full of flames, and the trees and weeds rattled.

Li Xingchen sighed in his heart, it is really a helpless move to burn the mountain, and it can be regarded as a benefit for the people, otherwise these dog thieves who fall into the grass are lawless.

The top of Datie Mountain is a huge open space, where a large cottage has been built, and it is extremely luxurious.

Inside the cottage, hundreds of thieves were drinking.

At their feet knelt some women of good families, disheveled, weeping and weeping.