Chapter XXXIII
However, Chen Zhang knows very well that the industrial products made of rubber need a lot of transparency and industry, and once a large-scale industry is formed at that time
Rubber will also become a strategic commodity, without which you simply can't make enough machinery
The mechanical machine you make can't work, or even finish
Therefore, the demand for rubber will become bigger and bigger, and all Chen Zhang has to do is to completely take this into his control at the beginning
And it wasn't that this one was put in the hands of James of the Biluk country
At that time, when he will carry forward this rubber, the other party will directly stuck a neck, which is not the same as making a wedding dress for the other party, and he will never do such a thankless thing.
"I see"
Qian Ruxue nodded slightly, hesitated for a moment and said, "So that's why you told Walker that you need to send an army to directly station in Bilukeber and the like to buy all the rubber?" “
"There's nothing wrong with that"
Chen Zhang nodded
"And I'm talking about arranging an army, which in addition to being able to harvest a lot of rubber, to a certain extent, can also launch an attack on the Biruk country, and can also allow us to completely control the Biruk country."
Qian Ruxue was stunned for a moment, as if she was a little incomprehensible, Chen Zhang shook his head and said
"You must know that in order to control a country, in addition to the military rule on the surface, in fact, political and economic attacks are also very terrible, and to a certain extent, political and military is the next policy."
"Completely monopolize the economy, this is the soldier who can not fight, and if the final result is a fight, the other party will find that they do not dare to attack at all, because once the war is launched, the people's livelihood and economy of the whole country will completely collapse, and at that time, it will be finished without how to fight yourself."
But obviously, with the current Qian Ruxue and others, they don't understand what Chen Zhang is thinking at all.
This economic war is really too far away for them
Looking at Qian Ruxue with a blindfolded face, Chen Zhang shook his head funny
"Anyway, you just need to know that I won't trade at a loss."
Qian Ruxue nodded
"I believe that anyone can trade at a loss, but you don't."
Haha, then let's take a look at Walker and see how much news he has given us about the country of Biluk."
"According to Walker's message to us, when the time comes, we can completely take the country of Biluk for ourselves."
Chen Zhang immediately turned around and came directly to the Marshal's Mansion to gather Liu Fucai, Wang Degui, Shishi, Zhao Zhi and other people together
In any case, sending troops to Biluk is a big deal, not something that he can decide on alone, and it requires all-round cooperation.
"My lord, are you telling the truth? It's really good to be able to fight, it's great."
As soon as they heard that they were going to go on an expedition to the country of Biruk, Shi and Zhao Zhi instantly lit up, and their eyes lit up
For military generals, they don't care where they fight, what they care about is whether there is a battle for them
In contrast, Liu Fucai and Wang Degui's brows were indeed deeply wrinkled
They weren't so happy, and they were thinking more about whether the strength of the entire barbarian army could support a long-range attack by the lord
And this time it's a war to destroy the country
It's definitely not easy
Liu Fucai hesitated for a moment and then said
"My lord, I'm not questioning your decision, it's just that we don't know about this Biluk country, and according to the map, this Biluk country is relatively far away from us, if we really gather all our forces to attack, whether we can give it a chance is one thing, even if it is defeated, it will be a waste of money and money, and it will take a lot of resources, I'm afraid that by then our entire Manjing will also be broken, and if we don't get it, we will be angry."
What Liu Fucai said is very interesting and very reasonable.
You don't see that the powerful Dachang Empire can still be maintained in the early stage when the wanderers are everywhere
In the later stage, even the imperial court couldn't even send troops, was it because there were no soldiers? It is not because there is not enough money that every war consumes a lot of capacity, but material resources, money, and financial resources can be said to be a consumption of national strength.
Wang Degui also nodded and said carefully
"My lord, I mean the same thing, I'm not saying that what you said is not right, but I'm thinking, if my lord, we can wait for our strength to be stronger or fight some small surrounding countries first, Biluk country, which is far away from us."
"The most important thing is that the strength of the Biruk country is still very strong, and if a long-range attack requires a relatively high level of soldiers and supplies, this is simply an anachronistic thing."
Wang Degui said, and then looked at Chen Zhang in front of him cautiously, and found that he was not angry, so he raised his head and said cautiously
"Most importantly, I think it's incredible. And even if you say that this so-called rubber is very useful, I believe that it will not be of much use in a short period of time, and we can slowly figure it out. ”
I have to say that Wang Degui's analysis is still very reasonable, at least for him, it is not clear what kind of role this rubber has
Even if we know that this rubber has a huge effect, it is clear that it is very difficult to generate a large amount of profit in a short period of time
In this case, it is better to slowly draw the zhi
Chen Zhang nodded slightly, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and he spoke
"What you said is not wrong at all, it must be a war that requires people, and it also requires a lot of abilities, physics, especially the grudge fireplace, this is indeed a thing, but I want to ask one point, that is, who stipulates that fighting a war will definitely lose money."
What?
Who stipulates that you will lose money in war?
Everyone present was stunned for a moment, and their faces were forced for a while
They really couldn't understand what Chen Zhang said, so Liu Fucai opened his mouth and spoke cautiously
"My lordship, what do you mean by that? Since ancient times, fighting wars has consumed national strength, so what does this have to do with losing money or not losing money? ”
Chen Zhang laughed and said to me
"Yes, but that's not what I think"
raised his head and looked at Liu Fucai in front of him
"Any war, you can also treat it as a business,"
What makes fighting a war a business?
To be honest, this is understandable for them to have never thought of it at all
After all, for today's ancient people, merchants are a lowly profession that belongs to the lower ninth class
If you pay attention to what interests are paid attention to at every turn, it will really make the whole person's heart bad
And it's so vulgar that few people in the court would say that they would treat war as a business
It's a shame
But apparently Chen Zhang doesn't think so
He looked up as he spoke
"Immediately, the military department will coordinate all the various materials needed for the movement of the army this time, and I need to analyze them in detail and determine how much it will cost when the time comes."
"At the same time, the military exploits of the soldiers also need to be implemented, what I have always pursued is to want our soldiers to desperately give them meat, wolves eat meat, not grass"
He slowly raised his head as he spoke
"We need to make enough money in this battle, and there should be gold and silver treasures in the kingdom of Abiruk."
"When the time comes, all of them will be collected, and I believe it will be enough to serve as the military expenses of this batch."
"If the gold and silver are not enough, remember that there are antiques. Calligraphy and painting, all kinds of things, all these things can be given to me."
"If it's really not enough, they should still have fields over there, and they should grab it directly. There is also a population that can be used as a labor force, in short, pots and pans, gold, silver and jade, population cattle and Macchia, all of which can be regarded as a product of five wars, if that is not enough."
Chen Zhang raised his head and smiled
"Then what else can we ask Walker to compensate?"
Let Walker compensate?
Everyone was stunned by Chen Zhang's words, the conscience of heaven and earth, they didn't know what was going on
Chen Zhang nodded and smiled
"Of course, our barbarian army in the Coral Islands helped Walker defeat the Biluk nation and put him on the throne, so doesn't he have to pay the price?"
It's like if you hire someone to fight now, and you always have to pay some money for the fighter, and our barbarian army fights for the throne for him, do you really think that we are idiots? “
"So this sum of money has to be paid by him, of course, if the money is not enough, it doesn't matter, can we let him pay in installments? Wouldn't it be okay to give us the money every year? ”
"In short, remember that although this war is a waste of financial and material resources, we can also use it as an opportunity to get rich, as long as we don't make a loss-making account, then this war will only get richer and richer, not poorer and poorer."
Is this okay too?
Liu Fucai waited for a year of confusion, the conscience of heaven and earth, and the development of things had exceeded their expectations
It has always seemed to them that it is difficult to fight a war
After all, a lot of money and a lot of effort have been paid, and it can be said that it is quite difficult to resettle the local people after the fight is returned, and it is also necessary to pay for the later construction
In the end, don't say that it's making money, whether you can keep the capital is a very big thing.
It's really strange that like the lord in front of him, he will do business.
Thinking of this, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva, from which it could also be seen that Chen Zhang's thoughts were different from those of the emperor of the Dachang Empire
The emperors of the Dachang Empire sometimes fought wars, and they paid attention to face
That is to say, as long as you ask someone to beat down and subdue others, then the territory belongs to you, and all of them have a famous name
But Chen Zhang is very clear
The name is useless, and the actual profit is the most important.
As soon as he thought of this, he raised his head
"Of course, in order to prevent someone from doing some corrupt things, so after this battle, Qian Ruxue needs to form a group of people, they are called the capture team, all the strategic goods, all the materials are handed over, if anyone dares to move in this, then there will be no mercy."
Chen Zhang's finger tapped
He knows that not to mention that now that his barbarian army has been established, a large number of troops believe in themselves, but with the expansion of the army, there will definitely be some messy and dirty things in it, especially after every battle, it is impossible to say that there is no corruption, no cheating, no bribery
Especially in the case of the absolute power of the commander-in-chief of the army, the establishment of a collection team is necessary
There's no guarantee that you'll get 100% of everything, but it's pretty good to be able to get at least 80% of it
He never thought that he would lose this battle, after all, there is a saying that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse
No matter how good the country is, it is still a country
Can a country be so poor that it can't even afford to pay for an army?
It's simply not possible
You don't see that in reality, the Eight-Nation Alliance attacked the capital. The money earned by burning and looting is estimated to be able to wake them up from their dreams.
It can only be said that ordinary people in a country have no money, but this does not mean that officials have no money, and it does not mean that the royal family has no money. Liu Fucai, Wang Degui's mouth opened wide. Lord Chen Zhang's remarks were completely out of their expectations,
They didn't even think it could be like this
After thinking about it, he spoke
"Isn't this too insulting?"
Insulting Sven?
Chen Zhang asked with a puzzled look
"We're rogues. Does Sven work for us? ”
As soon as I heard this
Liu Fucai and the others were stunned for a moment. Randomly patted his head and smiled bitterly
"My lord, my lord is right, I almost forgot, we are rogues, and burning, killing and looting are our strengths"
Hearing this, Chen Zhang chuckled and shook his head
It can only be said that in the Dachang Empire, everyone's status as a rogue, is very low, but now it is different
After all, it has occupied the Coral Islands and the Carlos Islands, and it can be said that it has built enough resistance, and it has turned from a rogue to a force
As a result, their thinking has changed dramatically. It can only be said that the butt determines the position
Everywhere you think about it, this is exactly the right thing to do.
Looking at Liu Fucai in front of him, Chen Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and clapped his hands gently
He knew that this was a matter of ideology. whereas
This ideology cannot be solved overnight
Raised his head and said word by word
"I don't care if you are satisfied or dissatisfied, I am the commander of the barbarian army, and now I order all the people as the commander to operate immediately, we will attack the country of Biruk"
Everyone was stunned for a moment and then snapped, nodding heavily, even if they were not satisfied, they must comply.
In some cases, Dashuai is equivalent to His Majesty the King of the Dachang Empire
His Majesty's orders are absolute.
After finally arranging everything properly,
Stone, Zhao Zhi and others excitedly went to gather the army, gearing up and murderous
Liu Fucai, Wang Degui and others began logistics work
But even so, the two of them sighed and shook their heads
"I really didn't expect the lord to move. It's a big move, I know that it's a relatively large country, and the area of the country is larger than our Carlos Islands and Coral Islands combined, and the lord's actions this time are too reckless."
"That's what I said"
Wang Degui chuckled
"But this also shows that the lord is not as foolish as before, think about it. If we really want to fight back the Dachang Empire at that time, the area of the Dachang Empire is hundreds of times larger than that of the Biluk Empire, if we can't even give it to the middle and lower of the Biluk Empire, then how can we counterattack the Dachang Empire?"
Wang Degui smiled, his eyes flashed with golden light from beginning to end,
They are all well aware
The lord will definitely take them back again.
"I understand, I understand, but I think the Lord's steps are too big, and it's not a good thing that the Lord Lord's business actually treats war as a business,"
"Hahaha, Liu Fucai, you can just say this, if it is said that the later stage of the kingdom needs to be stable, but now that we are in the founding period of the country, what we need is an enterprising person like the lord. Continuous expansion, only in this way can we ensure strong strength"
"As for what you said, then it's better to wait for the day when the lord takes us back to the Dachang Empire and ascends to that position, let's say that sentence again."
Liu Fucai opened his mouth and nodded slightly,
Come to think of it, don't look at the fact that it only occupies the Coral Islands and the Carlos Islands, and the area is still relatively large, but to put it bluntly, they are just two islands
These two islands are not even a force
Since you're not even a king, what are you paying attention to?
To put it bluntly, the current barbarian army is just a larger bandit.
Within the station of the Coral Islands,
The Golden Knight Ghost Shadow and the Blood Hermit, and the Fisherman were gathering together at the moment, talking in a whisper
"Lord Knight, it seems that the people of the Coral Islands should hand over Locke to us this time, as long as we can bring back Walker and retrieve the Holy Sword of Biru, His Majesty King James will definitely be very satisfied with us."
The ghost shook his head and said, remembering that this time he could really bring Walker back and retrieve the Biru Holy Sword, which would definitely be a kind of first merit for them, and at that time, His Majesty's bare voice should be enough to make them a lot of money
"That's true, I really didn't expect that the barbarian commander of the Coral Islands would be the one who personally dealt with us, think about it, this is really something that we didn't expect, no one believes it"
"That's what I said, but we didn't expect that this big boss would attack alone, we can only say that these leaders think completely differently from us."
The Blood Hermit shook his head
"If he were the commander of the entire Coral Islands and the Carlos Islands, he would definitely sit in the palace and squander it, enjoying the glory and wealth, where would he run out to find someone to fight by himself, which is also too strange."
The Golden Knight nodded slightly
"That's right, no matter what, the strength of our Biruk country is above this barbarian army, they should hand over Walker, but this soothsayer, I have some surprises, why doesn't he return the soothsayer to us?"
The more the Golden Knight thought about it, the more strange it became, things had developed unexpectedly, and in his opinion, this soothsayer should not have much effect.
"I don't know, maybe it's this handsome, he's also quite interested in divination, so he left the soothsayer here."
"I think we'll get Walker and see if we can get the soothsayer out, if not."
The companion orc spoke suddenly
"What, how can it be calculated"
The Golden Knight thumped to his feet, gritting his teeth at each battle
.. He is very important to the soothsayer, and divination is done when he needs it
Without a soothsayer, he would have been hesitant and anti-terrorist in his decision-making.
The orc swallowed his head. Said cautiously
"That's what I said, after all, if the other party really doesn't agree, can we still fight against the barbarians? Be careful, even Walker won't give it to us then."
"Don't forget, our real goal is to find Walker and recover the Biru Sword."
The Golden Knight's face changed slightly, and he nodded heavily
.. He knew that what Companion Fish could say was right, after all, it was normal for a team like theirs to have casualties, and who could guarantee that he would not die
But he was really reluctant
suddenly
The Demon Hermit looked up sharply
"Be careful, something is wrong, I hear something"
。 What did you hear?"
The four people present were stunned for a moment, and their faces immediately changed
They never thought that the Ghost Ones would tell lies
The ghost's face became more and more palpable, and he saw his ears stir twice, and he spoke
"Someone, quite a bit of them are outside the house right now, and they're surrounding us."
"What, someone came and surrounded the house"
Just a sentence in an instant
The Golden Knight's face became more and more pale, and he said, "How is it possible, can it be said that the barbarian army is full?" “
"Why are they doing this?"
The Blood Hermit let out a long breath
。 Calm down. Then let me see what the hell is going on."
Between words
I saw him raise his hand and squeeze out a drop of blood
Immediately after a wave of his hand, a mouse appeared on the side, and he smeared this drop of blood on the mouse's body, and the blood instantly entered the body of the mouse, making a creaking sound and then quickly penetrated outside
"Something is wrong, why did the barbarian army surround our house for no reason, does he want to attack us?"
"It can't be. We didn't have much conflict with the barbarians, and we talked very well at the time, why would the barbarians move men to attack us"
"Could it be that Walker bought them?"
"This is even more ridiculous, what does Walker have that he only has the Biru Holy Sword on his body, and he has no other abilities other than this, how can he persuade the barbarians to help him"
"Excuse me? He used methods we don't know to convince the barbarians,
Take refuge in him and send troops for him? ”
Boom
As soon as these words came out, the Golden Knight's face instantly turned pale, although no matter how you think about it, this is an unrealistic thing.
But if you remove all the impossible things that happen, what appears in front of you is no longer impossible, that is also a reality.
"It's not good, it's soldiers outside, it's all soldiers outside"