Chapter 19: Driving the Tiger and Eating the Wolf

"It's very simple, just drive the tiger and devour the wolf."

Chu Feng threw a peanut into his mouth and said lightly.

"Driving tigers and devouring wolves?"

Xia Zheng straightened his body: "What does this mean?" ”

"It's a bit similar to killing people with a knife, but it's not the same, the Khitan and Jurchen have been talking about the union for nearly a year, and the alliance has not succeeded, which shows that there is a big contradiction between them on the issue of union."

"At this time, it is the time when trust is most likely to collapse, as long as we make a little effort, we can disintegrate their union, and then give one side some benefits, so that one side will attack the other, so that the two sides will kill each other, and Daxia will take advantage of the defeat of both sides, and take the advantage of the fisherman in one fell swoop, and the border problem will be solved."

Chu Feng took a sip of wine and moistened his throat.

"How? I can do this, when will I give me 10,000 taels? ”

Xia Zheng leaned against the table and thought carefully about what Chu Feng said, and slammed the table.

"What a good idea! Seconds, seconds! ”

"Big brother, you are really my good big brother!"

At this time, he didn't have the decadence he had when he first came, his eyes were full of light, and he patted Chu Feng's shoulder excitedly, and his strength was so great that Chu Feng coughed.

It was a perfect strategy, and if he followed this method, the problem would be solved, but he still had a little doubt.

Chu Feng was speechless: "I'm so excited for 10,000 taels, it seems that your father really doesn't give you money to spend." ”

He thought that the second generation of an official of Zheng Xia's level should not be so poor in pocket money, but now it seems that he thinks highly of it.

The second generation of officials from the capital is nothing more than that.

"But the treasury of Xia Kingdom is empty now, how many things will those foreigners be satisfied?"

Xia Zheng was a little annoyed, the taste of being restricted everywhere was really uncomfortable!

The treasury is empty, and Chu Feng has no good way, and he is also short of money.

But he thought of a good way to make money and implement the plan of driving the tiger and devouring the wolf.

"Improving weapons? Giving obsolete weapons to foreigners? ”

Xia Zheng asked with some surprise, this matter was beyond his cognition.

The weapons used in Great Xia now are basically the most sophisticated in the world, and those foreign tribes have reached the same level as them because of the capture of their weapons.

He didn't know what he would do if he improved his weapons now.

"Yes, take the Jurchen tribe as an example, why have they been subject to Great Xia and Khitan, isn't it because of backward weapons? Giving them our weapons now is the best weapon to gain their trust. ”

"So in this way, the tiger will definitely be able to carry out."

"That's the case, I've given you all the methods, when will I give me 10,000 taels?"

Xia Zheng knocked on the table, thinking carefully about the next path he should take.

He understands the reason, but where can it be so simple to improve weapons, which not only requires a lot of money, but also has the technology to improve weapons.

"I'll have to go back and ask."

Xia Zheng now wants to return to the palace immediately and convene the ministers to discuss this matter.

"Then remember to bring my 10,000 taels with you next time you come, and besides, I will improve my weapons, and you can find me if you need to."

Chu Feng looked at Xia Zheng's slowly disappearing back and said.

By the time Xia Zheng returned to the palace, it was already the end of the unitary time, and the various Shangshu were already waiting in the imperial study.

Vipassana went to the house and said that His Majesty had something important to discuss, and they entered the palace quickly, but they did not dare to delay and hurried over.

After Xia Zheng finished telling the six Shangshu about the strategy of driving the tiger and devouring the wolf, the six Shangshu with white hair and beard smiled and praised His Majesty for his wisdom.

They couldn't think of such a method even if they thought about it for a year, but His Majesty came up with it in half a day.

But when it came to improving weapons, the smiles on everyone's faces froze.

To sum it up:

The Ministry of Household said: "There is not much silver left in the treasury. ”

"I don't know how to improve the weapon," the military department said. ”

The remaining four: "All are arranged by His Majesty." ”

Xia Zheng looked at the six old ministers of his grandfather's generation, and could only sigh except for sighing.

It seems that he wants to be simple, and it is really difficult to improve the weapon.

Yu Yansong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is a minister of the two dynasties, and he has a very good set of management of the Ministry of War, and he has no clue at the moment, and he has no clue about the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

After Xia Zheng sighed, he thought of Chu Feng's words.

He came up with this idea, and maybe he could really improve more elite weapons.

Xia Zheng asked the rest of the Shangshu to retreat, leaving Yu Yansong.

"You go to Dingzhou with me tomorrow, I have a friend, he should be able to solve this problem."

Yu Yansong was very curious about this friend in His Majesty's mouth, in terms of weapons, he didn't dare to say that it was the best, but there were really few people who could beat him.

"I wonder which master this friend of Your Majesty is?"

"You'll know when you see you tomorrow."

The next day, just after dawn, the two set off in a carriage.

At that time, they had already come to Chu Feng's shop, and Yu Yansong looked around at the inconspicuous shop, thinking that the masters might like the inconspicuous shop.

After a while, Chu Feng came, and he had already guessed that Zheng Xia would come to him today.

After learning that this was the master in His Majesty's mouth, Yu Yansong's brows instantly furrowed.

He also thought that His Majesty's friend was a white-bearded old man, but he didn't expect it to be a boy who didn't have any hair.

He really couldn't believe that this stunned young man could have any ability to improve his weapons.

"Second brother, I just separated yesterday, is this missing me again?"

As soon as Chu Feng met, he put his arms around Xia Zheng's neck and stretched out his hand: "I should take my 10,000 taels today." ”

"There's no hurry, I'm here to talk to you about business today."

Seeing that His Majesty was hugged by him, he was not angry, Yu Yansong's face was dripping.

After living for more than sixty years, he had never seen anyone who dared to treat the Son of Heaven like this, if it weren't for His Majesty's instructions in advance, Chu Feng's head would have fallen to the ground a long time ago.

"You're here to improve your weapons, aren't you? Since it's your relative, I can give it a ninety-fifty percent discount. ”

The villain first and then the gentleman, the brother still settles the account, Chu Feng has to say the discount first, but he can't bargain casually.

Regarding money, Xia Zheng really has no confidence.

"After the weapons of the 500,000 army are improved, how much silver do you estimate it will need?"

"Guaranteed 50 million taels."

Chu Feng said after roughly calculating.

Listening to this huge number, Xia Zheng and Yu Yansong all turned pale.

With so much money, if it is allocated to the Ministry of War, it really doesn't care about the life or death of the five departments.

Xia Zheng sighed: "This ...... I don't have that much money at all......"

Yu Yansong glared at Chu Feng fiercely, now he didn't believe that Chu Feng had any real skills, he was afraid that he was not a swaggering charlatan.

"The household department has no money, it doesn't mean that Xia Guo has no money, wouldn't it be good to find a way to flow Xia Guo's money back?"

I have to say that the brains of the ancients did not turn as fast as the modern people.

"How do you go back?" Xia Zheng was confused.

Now a lot of the money in the Xia Kingdom is in the Xungui family, which is a Xungui with a foundation of at least a hundred years, and it is more difficult to take the money from them than to ascend to the sky.

He also knew that as long as he got some of their money, he could easily raise 50 million taels.

"I have a way." Chu Feng rubbed his fingers at Xia Zheng and said.

Xia Zheng immediately understood, and took out 20,000 taels: "This is the 10,000 taels promised to you, and the remaining 10,000 taels is to buy you this way." ”

Chu Feng stuffed the money into his arms with a smile: "It's all my own brothers, why are you so polite." ”