Before Zhan Bibai finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xing Wenguang: "Just say it, how many people can be mobilized now." ”

Zhan Bibai said: "If the Xia Dynasty is guaranteed to be stable, a total of 500,000 soldiers and horses will be mobilized, of course, the general's other calculations, the total number of frontiers can reach about 800,000. ”

"800,000, 800,000 ......" Xing Wenguang knocked on the handle of the chair.

It is clearly written in the military newspaper that Dayuan has reached 100,000 troops on the border alone, there are still 200,000 troops under the general Zheng Zheng Timur, and there are 50,000 elite soldiers in each of the six thrones, and the cumulative strength has reached 600,000.

The Turks stationed 50,000 troops in the land west of the river, 300,000 elite soldiers under Tuoba Huang, 100,000 elite soldiers each in the two royal courts, and if all the people were soldiers, there were 500,000 troops, all of which were dispatched, which was also a desperate army.

The two combined, there are 1.1 million troops, and if they really unite, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Why only 800,000?" Xing Wenguang leaned forward slightly, frowned and asked, "Ten years of recuperation, there are only 800,000?" ”

Zhan Bibai arched his hand and said: "This year's disaster of Fangla, everywhere I went, the people were not able to make a living, Tian Hu and Wang Xiaoer in the northwest turned the northwest upside down, Shandong Mansion exterminated Liangshan at a huge cost, last year's Zhenjiang flood, the drought in Ningshan Mansion and Zhenyuan Mansion the year before last, the Yellow River was diverted four years ago, and Yingtianfu was a vast ocean, which required the Ministry of War to transfer troops to suppress and provide disaster relief, and now, there are only 800,000 ......."

Xing Wenguang paused, then asked, "How much money can the treasury come up with?" ”

Zhen Shiren didn't take out the fold like Zhan Bibai, put his hands in front of him, and said: "The household department entered 21.35 million taels of silver last year, and now it has 8 million taels in stock. ”

"Three million?" Even Xia Yongkang thinks it's outrageous, with an annual income of 20 million taels, he can only come up with 3 million taels?

"Yes, spring planting, disaster relief, bandits, river embankments, and palace renovation are like this every year, and the holy dormitory has been delayed for three years, and if it is delayed, there will be some things that cannot be said, the details are all on the household account, and you can check it." Zhen Shiren gave up, but he was also quite helpless.

Li Linfu nodded: "It's not a family, I don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, you, the head of the household, can still take out three million, tighten your belt, five million can still be squeezed out, but it's five million, how sure are we that we can win?" ”

Li Linfu looked at Xia Yongkang, but waved his hand at the two Shangshu, signaling that the two could withdraw.

The two naturally didn't want to stay for a moment longer, so they hurriedly saluted and withdrew.

"There are still millions of troops, but what are the odds of winning? Tuoba Huang and Timur, don't you know the strength of these two, who else in our Great Xia Dynasty can fight except for the Great General and Ning Que? Li Linfu said again: "Now, Ning Que is seriously ill, his two sons, one scholar and one disabled, and the only daughter is still in the grass, hehe, good Ningshan Mansion, now it has become like this, my lords, can there be suitable candidates?" ”

Xia Yongkang also knew that this against the Turks and the Great Yuan was no better than the suppression of Fang La's generation, but if he didn't do it well, he would become a sinner through the ages, and he must be cautious in the selection of generals.

"Now it's hard to fight, it's not good to fight, if you don't fight, others have already begun to unite, do we have to sit still and wait for death?" Xia Yongkang retorted.

Li Linfu said: "In this way, then according to the meaning of the right minister, distant friendship and close attack, discuss how to make a long-distance friendship and close attack, which side is to unite with, what kind of means to use, whether it is real money or cede land and retreat, or marriage, think about it more, tomorrow Shang Shufang will take the opinion of the cabinet to the saint, and the saint will make his own decision, so good?" ”

Li Linfu had already made a great concession when he said this, Xia Yongkang pondered for a moment and said: "Since this is the case, the opinion of the cabinet is to make a long-distance and close attack, prepare first, and tomorrow the study will see how the saint decides, and then make plans, but there is no doubt about one thing, that is, to postpone the marriage between the Great Yuan and the Turks as much as possible." ”

"Yes, on this point, I agree with the right minister, we are all courtiers of the Great Xia Dynasty, no matter what we do, we must focus on the overall situation." Li Linfu nodded.

As the leaders of the two factions, the two of them each gave a step and chose the policy of long-distance friendship and close attack, if the operation is done properly, they can ensure that there will be no war for another ten years, and no matter how bad it is, it is also necessary to ensure that there will be no situation of being attacked by the enemy on the back and fighting on two fronts.

"Lord Gao, people have been brought to ......" In the secluded tea house, Gao Yu took a sip of tea, and someone outside the door called softly.

Gao Yu put down the teacup: "Come in......"

Immediately raised his hand, and the four guards with knives behind him flashed into the screen, and the chai door opened in response, and a burly man with spitting out cheekbones, sunken eyes, and a fur hat walked in and walked past the bluestone slab.

"I've seen Master Gao." The man arched his hand and sat down on the futon in the cloister, not looking very fond of such a ritual.

Gao Yu pushed the teacup: "There is only tea here, and the adults are wronged." He smiled slightly.

"If you can't talk about grievances, you won't drink tea." As he spoke, the man picked up the gourd on his waist and opened his mouth, and a milky fragrance emanated from it, which contrasted sharply with the fragrance of tea on the case.

The man shook the golden knife on his waist, took a sip of mare's milk wine and said, "Lord Gao, how is the matter with the general's explanation?" I'm going back next month, and I hope we'll see each other again before I go back. ”

Gao Yu said with a smile: "That's natural, things are already being prepared, it's just our conditions, what does the general think?" ”

"Hehe, your sincerity, I have reported it to the prince, if there is no accident, now the prince should have returned to the grassland, see the prince's reaction, this matter should be eight or nine ten, but what the final result is, we still have to wait for the king's holy words." The man placed his right hand on his chest and saluted respectfully towards the north.

"Of course, as long as we live in peace, we can talk about the rest." Gao Yu nodded.

"My king also sent the prince to live here for the purpose of peaceful coexistence, and here, we also felt the enthusiasm of the people of the Great Xia Dynasty and the heart of the tall people, and I think the people of the frontier do not want to see the flames of war." The man said meaningfully.

Gao Yu smiled slightly: "I hope so, at the beginning of spring next year, I hope to be able to hear the good news from Your Excellency." ”

"Surely ......," the man got up to take his leave, took a parchment from the shore and rolled it into his sleeve.

"Keep up......" The man went out, and Gao Yu said softly.

The four figures behind the screen dodged towards the back door.

"My lord, isn't this a little too risky?" In the room, a subordinate walked out, it was Gao Yu's henchman, Tong Yuan.

"It's a bit risky, but in the current situation, you have also seen it, there is going to be a war, can we get through it? You have to think about it more, whether it is for the Great Xia Dynasty or for the Zuo Xiang, it is all very beneficial, these dirty jobs are tiring, and someone always has to do them. Gao Yu got up and flicked the ash on his body: "I haven't caused anything in the past few days......

Tong Yuan naturally knew who he was talking about, and said with a smile: "I have already sent it out of the city first, and I went to Xinyang Mansion to relax, and I will pick it up again a year ago, my lord can rest assured." ”