Chapter 31: Yang Lu Alliance
Zhang Zhi said: "Okay, Zigan, don't talk about what you have and don't have." Do you have something important to do today?"
Lu Zhi's expression was solemn, and he said: "There is indeed something important today, just now the emperor of the early dynasty analyzed that the grassland alien race may invade the south in the past two years, you see a few possibilities." ”
Zhang Zhi's face also became extremely solemn, and said: "The emperor's analysis is indeed correct, if the current situation continues, I think there is a possibility of more than eighty percent, and the grassland alien race will invade the south on a large scale." What is the outcome of the early dynasty?"
Lu Zhi said: "This morning, the emperor said the idea that foreign races may invade the border for everyone to discuss, and Gongwei and Yizhen and I proposed to strengthen the strength of the border army at that time to defend against foreign enemies. Zhang Wen, the secretary of the household department, fiercely objected, saying that the household department's money and food were already stretched and could not support the consumption of the additional army.
Yang Biao, the secretary of the military department, said: If the army is not increased and the defense is lost, what will happen to the subordinates? At that time, Zhang Wen's face was a little pale, and a look of struggle could be clearly seen on his face.
Wang Yun, the secretary of the ministry, believed that increasing the army was the only way to go, and proposed to let the Dashi clan donate some money and food to tide over this difficulty. Yuan Kui, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also supported the increase in the army, but he could not come up with any way to raise money and food.
Lan Xuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, suggested that the emperor sell some officials to supplement the military salary. The emperor was furious at that time, and said that the buying and selling officials was digging the foundation of the Dayue Dynasty, and now he is thinking of him wholeheartedly for the public and forgiving his crimes. If anyone raises such a topic, they will be killed with a rod.
In the end, the emperor proposed to reduce the expenditure of the inner treasury to replenish military funds. Let the ministers go back and think about it, and each of them will hand in a letter tomorrow. ”
Speaking of this, Lu Zhi was also a little worried, it seemed that he couldn't think of any way, this was not his strong point at all. When Yang Wei heard this, he was also stunned, he already knew what homework Emperor Wen would leave for him today.
Yang Wei couldn't help but think about it, he didn't major in economics, and this was not his strength. However, he has an advantage that others don't have, that is, he still knows some of the methods used by others.
It is unrealistic to build water conservancy and improve farming, and it is simply impossible to achieve results in the short term. Since it cannot be solved from the inside, it can only be solved from the outside.
The first way for a country to make money is to invade and plunder the resources and wealth of other countries. Just like the Eight-Nation Coalition Army and the Yue Army burned and looted our Chinese nation, but this obviously did not work, not to mention that the Da Yue Dynasty was the suzerainty of the surrounding small countries.
Just say that once the war starts, whether the alien races of the steppe will come over to pick up the cheap, the answer is yes, that will make the Great Yue Dynasty fall into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts.
The second method is economic aggression. It's like importing low-cost raw materials from China, such as coal mines, iron ores, rare earth ores, etc., to regenerate finished products, electrical appliances, and automobiles, which will increase the value hundreds of times at once. At the end of the day, it's nothing more than a technological monopoly.
The current Dayue Dynasty has porcelain and silk in terms of luxury goods, which are things that cannot be produced by the surrounding small countries, and those are all things that the nobles of the surrounding small countries dream of, and it can also be said that they are technological monopolies. Especially porcelain, which is the housekeeping skill of the ancient Yue people. After 400 years, the Dayue Dynasty pushed porcelain technology to a higher stage. Now white porcelain has appeared, far exceeding the level of porcelain firing in Yang Wei's previous life.
The Yue Dynasty could have asked for tribute, asking for grain from Jiaozhi, asking for horses from the countries of the Western Regions, and then giving them some porcelain and silk in return. Don't be too generous, you must remind Emperor Wen of this.
Yes, that's it. Yang Wei came up with a strategy, and his mood was also relaxed, and he couldn't help but smile on his face.
Zhang Zhi saw Yang Wei's smile and asked, "What, what have you come up with?"
Yang Wei's heart jumped, and he secretly shouted that it was not good, how could this be exposed again. If I tell the way, I can't explain Emperor Wen's answer.
Yang Wei hurriedly said with a sloppy look: "How can I come up with a way so quickly, I just thought that since there are so many capable ministers thinking of ideas, there must be a lot of countermeasures." Where is the need for me to be blind, it's just to relax in the mood. ”
Zhang Zhihu stared at him suspiciously, very unconvinced, but he couldn't imagine that if Yang Wei thought of an idea, why didn't he say it.
Lu Zhi slapped his forehead and said, "It's a lot of, and I haven't talked about today's business." I came to visit Taishi today, just to meet Wei'er. I intend to strengthen my family as soon as possible to resist this foreign invasion that may become a fact. But I'm afraid that the Yang family thinks that the Lu family has some other purpose, so I want Wei'er to write a letter to inform the truth of the matter. ”
Lu Zhi's family is also in Zhuo County, although it is not as powerful as the Yang family, but in recent years, due to Lu Zhi's relationship, the Lu family has gradually caught up with the Yang family. Lu Zhi's student Gongsun Zan is the assassin of Youzhou, and he is the emperor of Youzhou, and with this relationship, it is difficult for the Lu family not to develop.
Lu Zhi was afraid that the Lu family's actions would be too big this time, causing a misunderstanding of the Yang family. So I came over to ask Yang Wei to send a letter to the Yang family, but the Lu family just wanted to protect themselves, and had no other intentions.
The current Youzhou Thorn History is Gongsun Zhan, the Bingzhou Thorn History is Ding Yuan, and the Xiliang Thorn History is Dong Zhuo. Because these three states border with foreign races, the history of assassination belongs to the history of real power and has military power.
In other states, the military and government were separated, and the assassins could only control a small number of garrison troops, all of whom were old, weak, sick and disabled, coupled with the phenomenon of empty salaries, and there were few soldiers to bring. Therefore, the control of the central government is still very strong.
Although Lu Zhi still has some confidence in Gongsun Zhan, a disciple, he doesn't dare to bet the surname of the whole family on this, and the preparations that should be made still have to be done.
Yang Wei stroked his palms proudly and smiled: "It's really the same as what heroes see, I have already written a letter this morning and sent the scribe back to report the letter, so that the family can expand its strength in case of emergency." ”
Before he finished speaking, he felt a "snap" on the back of his head and was slapped in the face. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and forcibly controlled the chaotic true qi that was about to rush out of the protective body. Otherwise, this time it will be a big disaster.
I only heard Zhang Zhi scolding: "The people did it, but they suppressed Nanyi, and the real hero of the official worship Zhonglang General." What kind of hero are you, and what kind of hero do you see?"
Lu Zhi was promoted faster than Yang Wei in his previous life, and before he leveled the yellow scarf, he was already an official general.
I only heard Lu Zhihu say suspiciously: "This morning, the emperor hasn't said his thoughts yet, Wei'er already knows the news, and he wrote a letter and let the clerk send it away?"
When Yang Wei heard this, he secretly said that it was bad, and he saw all this loophole.
So, he said honestly: "After I heard yesterday about the strategy of using razing to defeat razing, from the standpoint of Tanshi Huai, it is very likely that there will be such consequences. So I wrote a letter to strengthen the family, just in case. ”
Lu Zhi's eyes flashed, so many ministers in the court did not expect this, only the emperor was wise and thought of this. Who would have thought that Yang Wei would think of this section in advance. At this moment, Lu Zhi no longer dared to underestimate this cheap nephew.
Yang Wei thought of the Lu family's background in Youzhou, since the relationship was involved, it was better to make this relationship more intimate. Besides, with Lu Zhi and Gongsun Zan covering it, it is unlikely that it will reach the emperor's ears. The Yang family was saved from recruiting troops and horses, which made Emperor Wen suspicious.
So Yang Wei struck while the iron was hot and said: "In my opinion, it is better for the Yang and Lu families to form an alliance, communicate with each other, and jointly enhance the strength of the family to resist foreign insults." ”
Lu Zhi's eyes lit up, this is a great thing. The Yang family is stronger than the Lu family, and after forming an alliance, the Yang and Lu families no longer have to worry about each other. You can wholeheartedly enhance your own strength, share resources, and complement each other's shortcomings. It is impossible to say that in the future, I will establish an in-law relationship with the Yang family in order to consolidate this Yang-Lu alliance.
Thinking of this, Lu Zhi couldn't help but feel a little excited. "How?" he asked.
Yang Wei shook his head and said, "I'm just putting forward an idea, it's better to leave the specific affairs to the patriarchs of the two clans to discuss." ”
Yang Wei didn't want to take everything on his head, not to mention that he didn't know what his father thought. If he made an alliance, it would be strange that his father would be comfortable. Yang Wei doesn't do such a thankless job.
Lu Zhi came to his senses, and he also felt a little overstepping. said: "It's okay, let's each write a letter, pass it on, and ask the patriarch to decide." ”
Yang Wei said: "I will write a letter in a while to tell my father about the benefits of the alliance, and ask my father to decide." ”
Lu Zhi said: "Otherwise, after you finish writing the letter, I will ask my cronies to return the letter to Zhuo County and hand it over to Ling Zun. ”
Yang Wei said: "No. When it comes to the alliance, it would be better for me to send someone to deliver the message. ”
Lu Zhi thought about it too, so he didn't mention it again. When he saw that all things were done, he got up and took his leave.
There was no need for the morning class, and Yang Wei wrote a letter. Suddenly, my heart moved, and I remembered that there is another famous person in Zhuo County, that is, Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide. Instructed Xiong Niu and the others to find Zhang Fei, it would be better if Guan Yu could be found together, and they must not be abducted by Liu Da'er again.
Yang Wei is actually not too worried, Liu Bei has lost the name of the Han family, that is, he sells straw shoes, who will take care of him.
Yang Wei asked Xiong Niu and the others to pay attention to the butcher in the county, and there was a peach orchard in the backyard of this butcher, and Zhang Fei was in this butcher's house. Guan Yu didn't know where it was, he only remembered that Guan Yu had committed a crime, and he should have been hiding in Zhuo County, otherwise he would not have met Liu Bei and Zhang Fei.
Yang Wei only wrote Guan Yu's characteristics in the letter and asked Xiong Niu and the two to find them. Fortunately, Guan Yu's characteristics are too obvious, his body is quite tall, his face is like a heavy jujube, and his lips are like grease. It's not hard to find someone with this kind of appearance.
After the letter is written, it is sealed with fire paint. Ask Zhang Zhi to send someone to chase Yang Yan on a fast horse, hand over the letter to him, and let him send it to Yang Song. Fortunately, Yang Yan walked by car, and he couldn't go anywhere.
When Ji Chang came in the afternoon, the homework assigned to Yang Wei by Emperor Wen was really asking about money and food. Yang Wei already had a draft, and he didn't want to think about it, so he wrote the article like a cloud and handed it to Ji Chang. A few people walked towards the teahouse again. Now this teahouse has become a classroom for Yang Wei and Ji Chang.