However, in such an atmosphere where everyone was drunk, there were a few who remained sober and worried about Tianzhu's future.

"Generalissimo, you have fought with the Ming Army a few times, you must already know them very well, right?" Tianzhu Oriental Generalissimo Kshatriya returned to Beijing to report on his work, and after meeting His Majesty, his good friend Agar invited him to drink, and after three rounds of drinking, Agar couldn't help asking.

Kshatriya took a sip of the wine, frowned and said, "The Ming army is the most terrifying army I have ever seen, even the most terrible army I have ever heard!" It's almost impossible for us to defeat them on the battlefield! ”

Agar frowned and said: "I have heard people talk about the terrible Ming Army more than once, but I didn't expect you to say the same thing Generalissimo!" ”

Kshatriya glanced at Agar and said, "I don't want to say that, but it's the truth!" Those Han people seem to be born for war, and they are brave and unusually brave on the battlefield, and the tigers are nothing more than that! And they are well-equipped, skilled in martial arts, and their cooperation with each other is even more impeccable! Our army's equipment, morale, fighting spirit and skills cannot be compared with them! It's ridiculous that we used to be very arrogant and regarded ourselves as the people of the gods, and took it for granted that defeating the Ming army was a very simple thing! "I poured myself a glass of wine and took a dry sip.

Agar asked with a pale face: "According to what you say, isn't it that if the Ming army continues to attack, we will not be able to hold the defense line of the Ganges?" ”

Kshatriya frowned and said, "If the Ming army continues to attack, it is indeed very likely to break through our Ganges defense line!" ”

Puzzled, Agar asked, "Then why did they agree to the peace talks and not continue to attack us?" ”

Kshatriya frowned and shook his head, "I don't understand this. I heard that there are two powerful countries in the north of the Ming Dynasty, one is called Da Liao and the other is called Western Liao, both of which have invaded the hinterland of Da Ming, and they must be very strong. Perhaps the Ming side was suspicious of them, so they agreed to our request for peace. ”

Agar nodded thoughtfully, and hurriedly asked, "Generalissimo, do you think it is possible for us to form an alliance with that Great Liao and Western Liao?" ”

Kshatriya was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but slap the table in his hand, and said excitedly: "This is a good way!" The enemy of the enemy is the friend, and we can form an alliance with them to deal with the Ming together! Agar asked, "Do you think this is possible?" Kshatriya nodded and said, "Absolutely!" Then he stood up, "Agar, let's go to the palace to meet Your Majesty!" ”……

After staying in Luo for two days, Yang Peng set off for Bianliang. Yang Peng temporarily threw away all his official duties and immersed himself in the laughter of his wife, concubines and children. The ministers of the cabinet were also very interested, knowing that His Majesty and the ladies were reunited for a long time, so no one came to disturb them, and after discussing the military and political issues gathered from various places, they formed cabinet resolutions or opinions, and waited for His Majesty to review them when he had time.

In the imperial study, Yang Peng was listening to Zhang Xiang's report: "According to His Majesty's request, the cabinet has discussed the national road traffic construction, and unanimously adopted the topic of national road traffic construction. At present, the Cabinet has issued orders to all localities to take charge of the construction tasks of their own sections. According to His Majesty's request, this construction will use a large number of prisoners, so it will save a lot of costs, but the overall cost is still a very large amount. After the conversion, it is estimated that all the works will be completed at an estimated cost of 10 million taels of silver. It will take about five years to complete the project. Immediately, Zhang Xiang submitted a report and said, "This is a resolution of our cabinet, please give your Majesty's instructions." ”

Yang Peng picked up the report and read it carefully, only to see that it listed a detailed list of various consumptions, and the classification was clear at a glance. Yang Peng felt that such expenses were similar to his expectations, and believed that the cabinet and its think tank had reduced costs as much as possible, so he took up his own seal and stamped the report. In this way, the cabinet resolution officially came into effect.

Yang Peng handed the report back to Zhang Xiang and said, "There is one more thing that your cabinet should discuss. Don't just take this construction as a burden, it can also stimulate the economic development of various places. You should discuss the specific measures. ”

Zhang Xiang took the report with both hands and said with a smile: "The state-owned department has already made a plan for this. ”

Yang Peng was a little surprised and looked at Zhang Ping and his wife. Zhang Ping stood up with a smile, hugged his fists and said, "Your Majesty, we have already planned this matter." Then he took out a report and presented it.

Yang Peng took the report and read it again, only feeling very satisfied, but also a little surprised, he didn't expect Zhang Ping and the others to be able to think of this. He raised his head and glanced at Zhang Ping and his wife, and said with appreciation: "It's good that you can think of this!" ”

Zhang Ping smiled and said, "Your Majesty has won the award, we didn't expect this, it was An Niangniang and Luo Niangniang who reminded us." This plan is also from the hands of the two mothers, and we don't dare to take credit for it! ”

Yang Peng thought of the two girls, his heart was warm, and he couldn't help but smile. Thinking that the two girls have been running outside to appease the refugees all over the country for themselves all this time, I can't help but feel grateful in my heart, and I feel that I have to find an opportunity to thank them well.

Yang Peng retracted his thoughts, picked up the seal and stamped the report, and then handed the report back to Zhang Ping. Zhang Ping returned to his seat and sat down.

Han Bing stood up, clenched his fists and said, "Your Majesty, there has been a military situation from the south recently, and I need to report it to Your Majesty." ”

Yang Peng nodded. Han Bing continued: "There is news from the south that a number of pirates have suddenly appeared on the sea recently, robbing passing merchant ships, which has caused us huge losses. ”

Han Bing said: "According to the current known situation, there are more than a dozen gangs of pirates, ranging in size from large to small, with large estimates of thousands of people and small ones of more than 100 people; There are all kinds of weapons equipped, basically bows, crossbows, knives and guns and the like; The exact location of their nest is unknown, but it can be assumed to be on an island in the South Seas. ”

Yang Peng muttered, "Nanyang? ”

Han Bing said: "Yes. ”

Yang Peng frowned and asked, "I haven't heard of any decent pirates before, why did so many pirates suddenly appear?" ”

Han Bing shook his head and said; "I don't know." Then he frowned and said, "These pirates did appear very suddenly, as if they suddenly appeared from the bottom of the sea. There was no sign of it a few months ago, and in the past few months these pirates have suddenly appeared. ”

Zhang Xiang said: "Our maritime trade is developing rapidly and is in full swing, and there is more and more wealth on the sea, and it is inevitable that some people will be red-eyed. ”

Yang Peng said: "Ordinary people are red-eyed, and at the beginning, they can only organize a gang of thieves of dozens of people. It will take at least a few years to grow to thousands of people. It will never happen overnight in the short term. The sudden appearance of these pirates is probably not simple, I am afraid that there is a shadow of a country behind it. ”

Everyone glanced at each other, and Ya Yu Guanyin said, "Your Majesty is right! These pirates are so powerful, and they appear so suddenly, it must be done by some country! I don't think it's the Yue Li Dynasty or the Wa Kingdom! Everyone felt that what Ya Yu Guanyin said was reasonable, and couldn't help but nod.

Tang Shidian was puzzled and said: "Why do they want to do this? Aren't they afraid that we will find out the truth and punish them severely? For example, the Yue Li Dynasty, the destruction of the Three Kingdoms of Dali, Tubo, and Bagan is just around the corner, aren't they afraid that our Great Tomorrow Army will raise troops to crusade? ”

Everyone felt that Tang Shidian was reasonable, and they all felt a little strange and talked in a whisper. Huang Guangdao: "I think it is possible that some people want us to suspect the Yue Li Dynasty and the Japanese people, so that we can use troops against them!" Zhang Xiang frowned and said, "What is the purpose of this?" Is it possible that these two countries can still hold back our troops? "Everyone talked about it, each with its own opinion, each with its own reasoning, and it was impossible to form a unified opinion for a while.

Yang Peng raised his right hand: "Don't guess. Everyone looked at Yang Peng in unison. Yang Peng said: "No matter what the situation is behind, the clue is these pirates, we just need to follow this line to investigate, and sooner or later we will find out who is behind the ghost!" Everyone nodded.

Yang Peng pondered: "The top priority is to protect the safety of the route," raised his head to look at Han Bing and the girls, and said: "Order Wang Rong, the deputy commander of the navy, to dispatch the main force of the navy to protect the route, and at the same time search the pirate's lair to eliminate it." The women clenched their fists and promised.

Yang Peng looked at Yan Ji and asked, "Has Hua Xu's tentacles entered Nanyang?" Yan Ji hugged her fists and said, "I have entered Nanyang." "Very good, you Hua Xu will investigate the situation of the pirates from Nanyang, and if there is any situation, report to Wang Rong immediately." Wang Rong is solely responsible for this operation to exterminate pirates, and you Hua Xu must fully cooperate. Yan Ji promised.

Yang Peng glanced at everyone and asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

Huang Guang clenched his fists and said: "Your Majesty, recently the cabinet has received reports from the following local governments, all of which say the same thing, saying that the expansion of Catholicism is very rapid, and the devil confuses the people, shakes the locality, and asks the cabinet to ban Catholicism!" ”

Yang Peng frowned and said: "I have seen this Catholicism, and what I said is indeed demagogic and almost a cult!" However, seeing that they had no actual evil deeds or bad intentions, he put the matter aside for the time being. ”

Huang Guang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, what this Catholic Church has said and done recently has gone far beyond the reasonable range, and it has actually tricked the people into donating all their wealth to the church, which is clearly to bring disaster to the country and the people; They also claim that their heavenly father is the only true God, saying that the end of the world is coming, and only by believing in their heavenly father can they escape the great calamity and obtain eternal life, which is clearly demagoguery and sedition, and if it is not cut off as soon as possible, it will inevitably lead to great disasters in the future! ”

Yelu Hanyu said: "Lord Huang is right, cults like this should be eradicated by thunder when they sprout, so as not to cause a catastrophe of the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the late Eastern Han Dynasty!" Everyone agreed.

Yang Peng hesitated, nodded slowly, and said, "The cult really can't let them go unnoticed for the sake of harming the world. He glanced up at everyone and said, "But this matter can't be rushed, we must find out before we act, so that we can catch it all!" Everyone said together: "Your Majesty is wise! ”

Yang Peng looked at Yan Ji and said with a smile: "This matter is also handed over to you Hua Xu." Yan Ji smiled slightly, clenching her fists and promised.

After the meeting, Yang Peng returned to the harem. Stroll while thinking. "Slaves and maids greet Your Majesty." A woman's slightly excited voice suddenly came from the front.

Yang Peng stopped, raised his head, and found that he had inadvertently come to the outside of Luo Yanran's bedroom. The one who spoke just now was a little maid guarding the door of the dormitory.

Yang Peng asked, "Is Yanran here?" ”

The maid hurriedly said, "Miss is talking to An Niangniang in the embroidery building." "This maid was brought by Luo Yanran from home, so she still habitually calls Luo Yanran Miss.

Yang Peng walked into the dormitory and walked along the cobblestone path shaded by flowers and trees towards the delicate embroidery building in front. Along the way, I met a few maids, a few flying phoenix female guards, and walked into the embroidery building. I only heard the laughter of Luo Yanran and Anqian coming down from upstairs. Yang Peng couldn't help but smile, only to feel that the laughter seemed to have an inexplicable attraction, Yang Peng couldn't help but raise his feet and walk upstairs.

When I came upstairs, I saw Luo Yanran and Anqian sitting in front of the window of the moon cave. Anqian smiled skillfully and was very moving, while Luo Yanran was still wearing a veil, but it gave people the feeling of being like a real fairy.

The two girls heard footsteps coming from the staircase and couldn't help but look for the sound. Seeing Yang Peng, Anqian's delicate face showed a look of surprise, although Luo Yanran couldn't see her face clearly, but Yang Peng seemed to see her shining eyes. The two women hurriedly got up and bowed down; "The concubine greets Your Majesty!" The body is graceful and colorful, and there is really nothing that is not beautiful.

Yang Peng walked between the two women, and naturally stretched out his hands to hold the slender waists of the two women at the same time. lowered his head and kissed Ann Qian's red lips, and then kissed Luo Yanran's fragrant lips through the veil. An Qian's beautiful eyes looked at Yang Peng affectionately, while Luo Yanran's body temperature rose significantly, and the whole person leaned softly in her lover's arms.

Yang Peng hugged the two girls and sat down on the brocade mat in front of the moon cave window. Looking at the two daughters, thinking that such a weak two wives were running around outside these days, I couldn't help but feel distressed, and asked, "This time, are you tired?" The two girls shook their heads, and Luo Yanran said: "We two sisters are very happy to be able to help the eldest brother!" Ancy nodded and smiled.

Yang Peng was very moved in his heart, and said with a smile: "I had a meeting with the cabinet ministers just now, and everyone was full of praise for the two of you!" The two girls were very happy, and Anqian smiled: "That's nothing. Sister Yanran and I are businessmen, so it is naturally easier for us to see the business potential in everything than others! Luo Yanran nodded.

Yang Peng smiled and said, "What are you doing humbly in front of your husband?" Ancy smiled: "Well, my sister and I are not modest." Then he showed a look of pride and said: "Big brother, it's not the concubine who boasts, when it comes to business skills, Zhang Ping and Meng Yulou under the eldest brother can't compare to the concubine and sister!" ”

Yang Peng nodded, "That's a good point." The two of you have no one in the world of business talent, and there are really not many who can compare to the two of you today. ”

The two girls were overjoyed when they heard their lover's praise, and Luo Yanran couldn't help but say: "Big brother is really too awarded!" Anqian said angrily: "Sister, didn't the eldest brother say not to be modest?" We can't ignore our big brother! ”

Yang Peng patted Anqian's buttocks and praised: "That's right, my wife should listen to her husband!" Anqian's eyes were full of smiles, and Luo Yanran only felt warm in her heart.

Anqian said pitifully: "Big brother, since you think that the concubines and sisters are unmatched in business, why don't you use us?" ”

Yang Peng was stunned for a moment, and then thought of this question: Why don't you use two such powerful business wizards by yourself, isn't it too wasteful?

As soon as I thought of this, I couldn't help but nod, but another question came. Now whether it is a state-owned department or a national bank, there is a person in charge, whether it is Zhang Ping and his wife or Meng Yulou, they are all conscientious, although they are not impeccable, but they are also decent and have no major faults, it is really difficult to replace them all.

Anqian obviously saw her lover's concerns, and said to Luo Yanran: "Sister, tell your eldest brother about that idea!" ”

Yang Peng couldn't help but be curious, looked at Luo Yanran, and asked, "Yanran, do you have any good ideas?" ”

Luo Yanran said: "I don't want to say it, it makes Anqian and I seem to want power." ”

Yang Peng hugged Luo Yanran and said with a smile: "You have hung up your husband's appetite, and now you want to regret it, that's not good!" Say it! ”

Luo Yanran was helpless, and glanced at Anqian with some complaint. However, because she was wearing a veil, neither Yang Peng nor An Qian saw her eyes.

Luo Yanran sorted out her thoughts and said, "The eldest brother came up with a way to go out of the country to control most of the country's wealth in the hands of the state, and the country was able to have financial resources that all previous dynasties could not imagine, which can be described as an amazing creation. Yang Peng smiled: "It's time to say 'but'." ”

The two girls couldn't help but smile, and Luo Yanran said: "But there is a disadvantage in a single state-owned sector, it lacks a strong competitor, I am afraid it is harmful to its development, and it is also detrimental to the emergence of new things." If he has a strong advantage that no one can challenge, why bother to develop and grow? ”

Yang Peng nodded thoughtfully, and said: "I have also seen this, I tried to balance this point by encouraging private industry, but the effect does not seem to be very good." Yang Peng was depressed, why in the tide of reform and opening up in his memory, state-owned enterprises often could not compete with private enterprises, why came to him, everything was reversed, if he and the cabinet were not deliberately suppressed, I am afraid that many private businesses have been swallowed up by the state-owned sector. The state sector in his hands is like a gluttonous monster whose appetite can never be satisfied, and no one can compete with him. Yang Peng has been thinking about this problem for a long time, and finally came to a conclusion that makes him laugh, that is, the state-owned departments in his hands have done a very good job in the supervision system, so that his state-owned departments are rarely corrupt, far from being comparable with the situation of reform and opening up of China-owned enterprises in his memory, so private businessmen can no longer compete with the state-owned departments at all, even if he and the cabinet deliberately suppress the state-owned departments, it seems that they cannot really change this trend.

Yang Peng retracted his thoughts and continued: "Although the development of the private sector is very rapid, the expansion of the state-owned sector is even more jaw-dropping. Nodding, "You're right, the state sector is so powerful that if something new emerges in the private sector that might threaten him, the first thing the state sector can do is to destroy it and ensure its own absolute superiority." This hinders the development of business and even other aspects. ”

Luo Yanran said: "Since the private sector cannot compete with the state-owned sector after all, can we use the power of the state to establish another state-like commercial sector to balance the problem of the state-owned sector being too strong in business?" ”

When Chen Xiao heard this, he suddenly brightened up and said happily; "That's right! I didn't even think of such a simple solution! ”

Anqian smiled: "There are too many things for the eldest brother to consider, all the major matters related to the fate of the country are packed in the eldest brother's mind, and it is normal for some things not to think of it!" ”

Yang Peng smiled and asked, "Is this a big brother?" Anqian blinked her beautiful eyes and smiled, "Of course! ”

Yang Peng took An Qian's left hand and moved it to her buttocks and gently pinched it. Ann Qian only felt as if an electric current was rushing into her body, her body immediately softened, her delicate face flushed with an incomparably moving flush, and her beautiful eyes looked at her lover with watery eyes.

Yang Peng smiled proudly, and then thought: "If we establish a department similar to the state-owned sector, so that we can compete with each other, we will inevitably be greatly affected by the development of all aspects!" After a pause, he frowned and said, "It's just that in this way, I'm afraid that the life of private businessmen will be even more difficult!" ”

Anqian said, "No. These two powerful forces compete with each other, like two powerful armies fighting, with their focus on what matters most. For the army, the focus of the army is the big city where the people and merchants gather, and the key points of transportation, while in other places, the army cannot take care of it until the winner is decided, so it will be occupied by countless bandits, large and small. For the merchants, the same is true, two powerful merchants often compete for the most important resources and business, because only by controlling these can they not lose to their opponents, and the rest are trivial and not worth distracting, so in addition to the most important resources and business, private merchants can make a big difference. And even when it comes to the most critical resources and business, private businessmen can play a role. As long as these two powerful businessmen can't distinguish between winners and losers, then they can create a state for everyone to survive and develop. ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.