Chapter 86: Begin to plan
Thinking of everything about Murong Fu in the original Tianlong World, Murong Zhendong couldn't help but clench his fists:
"From today on, Murong Fuyo, you are optimistic, since the master has used your identity and body, then the master will help you with your wish, hehe, the stage of the Great Heavenly Dragon World, the arrival of my Murong Zhendong, will draw the most colorful stroke."
For half a month, Murong Shou stayed at home and pondered alone on how to develop Murong Villa, and his heart had a vague framework.
Murong was not a strong point in history in the real world, and he had never played politics, Sha Zhendong knew that if he wanted to dominate the world, he must fight, and what he needed to fight a war was money, money could be used to recruit troops and horses, and he could buy enough grain and grass, so the most important thing was money.
The second is talent, with which the huge war machine can run better.
For war, martial arts are the most minor link.
Because large-scale wars rely on excellent command and strategy, as well as the fighting of ordinary soldiers.
As for personal bravery, someone like Qiao Feng is so powerful that he can change the battle situation alone, and I am afraid that there will be no two in the entire Great Heavenly Dragon World.
So the priority at the moment is to make money.
Murong knew that he asked the servants to invite the four ministers of the Murong family to come to discuss the matter, and after a while, the four people entered the living room one after another, Murong Fu looked at these four people, Deng Baichuan was still the same, dressed like a Taoist priest;
Gong Yeqian is a burly man, with thick eyebrows and a square face, and an honest face; Bao is thin and tall, and looks a little vicious; and he is dressed in a brown robe and looks like a monkey with a sharp beak.
The four of them saluted together and said, "Childe!"
"Sit down, they are all their own brothers, don't be so polite in the future!"
Murong Zhendong greeted.
Except for Deng Baichuan, the other three are usually not formal people, but when Deng Baichuan is there, he seems to be quite polite.
"Then how can it be done, the prince is the royal family of Dayan, and as a courtier, it is already a transgression to not be a courtier. Deng Baichuan retorted with a serious face.
"I'm grass, this Deng Baichuan is really enough," but he asked, "How much grain does the Murong family have now?"
Bao Wei is in charge of money and grain, and after a deep sigh, he said: "Now the Murong family has about more than one million taels of gold, five million taels of silver, and one million stones of grain. ”
Murong Zhendong was a little surprised that the Murong family would have so much money and food.
Money aside, this grain is really enough, if one stone is converted according to the catties of the real world, about one stone is equivalent to about 100 catties, and this million stones is 100 million catties, for a declining family, it can accumulate such a huge amount of grain, I don't know how long it will take.
However, Murong Zhendong thought about it, the Murong family was determined to restore the country, and the ancestors should have begun to make plans, and it was normal to have more money and food.
In fact, what Murong Zhendong didn't know at all was that the Murong family had only saved this bit of belongings for so many years, and they were actually quite rookies, and the rich landlords in the Song Dynasty did not have a few million taels of gold and silver.
You don't even say you're rich.
"Where does the Murong family's income come from?"
Murong Zhendong asked.
The four of them were a little surprised, how could the son care about these problems, his own son had never cared about these problems before.
These questions are not known in other big families, but in the Murong family, they are all things that the retainers below consider, and the head of the family generally does not ask.
Bao Wei replied:
"Nearly 200,000 acres of fertile land around Taihu Lake are under the name of the Murong family, with an annual output of 230,000 stones, which is converted into about 500,000 taels of silver, and the industrial income of all parts of the south of the Yangtze River is 500,000 taels. ”
Murong Zhendong saw that his annual income was not small, how could he save so much for so many years.
Where did all this money go, so he asked, "What are the main expenses of the Murong family?"
Bao replied: "It is mainly used for disaster relief. ”
"Disaster relief?" Murong Zhendong was a little confused, even if it was a famine, disaster relief was not something that the imperial court should do, why did the Murong family do it.
Even if you want to win the hearts of the people, wouldn't it be more appropriate to fight against the damn and then provide disaster relief?
Bao Wei seemed to see through his thoughts, and continued:
"Mainly because of the Song Dynasty, the Murong family occupies the entire Taihu Lake, and it is impossible to say it without giving an explanation, and the lord of the Wang family is an official in the imperial court, which has given the Murong family a lot of convenience, and the Murong family can't do it if they don't say it. ”
Only then did Murong Zhendong recall that in the Tianlong world he knew, the Murong family and the Wang family were in-laws, and it seemed that Murong Fu's grandfather was an official in the Song Court.
"I see, what kind of industry does the Murong family have except for the fertile land of Taihu Lake?"
Murong Zhendong continued to ask.
"Mainly inns, restaurants and cloth villages, now there are more than 100 inns and restaurants distributed all over the south of the Yangtze River, there are only two cloth villages, and there are more than 70 shops. In addition, there are more than a dozen jewelry businesses, and several ......"
Murong Zhendong couldn't help pouting, the Murong family really didn't have any business acumen, relying on some industries to make money, just thinking about rebellion, then any rich man could do it.
"How many people does the Murong family have now?"
This time it was Deng Baichuan who replied:
"Henchmen, those who know martial arts, are basically in Zhuangzi, there are three hundred people in total, and most of those who don't know martial arts are running industries in various places, adding up to more than five hundred people, and a few hundred servants in Yanziwu are also loyal. ”
"If you raise troops, the 3,000 farmers in Taihu Lake can draw 5,000 strong men, and these farmers are all descendants of Dayan, and there is no problem with loyalty. Some small sects in Shandong, Jiangnan and other places also listened to the orders of the Murong family, and there were 10,000 people when they were gathered. ”
Murong Zhendong was surprised, he thought that the Murong family should have no soldiers except for the field business, but he didn't expect that there were more than 5,000 soldiers around.
However, in Murong Zhendong's opinion, the 5,000 people are still too shabby, not to mention the quantity, even in terms of quality, it will not be much better.
After thinking about it, he said: "The matter of raising troops is not considered for the time being, and now there are several important things for you to do. ”
The four of them said in unison: "Childe, please speak! But if the prince needs it, go to the soup and go to the fire, and he will not give up." ”
"First, Brother Deng, you take your henchmen and go to Jiangnan and Huainan and other areas where the Song and Jin are fighting, and gather the displaced people and disaster victims between the ages of fifteen and thirty, and come to Yanziwu. No problem, right, Brother Deng?"
Murong Zhendong has not gone out for a walk in the past month since he came to the Great Heavenly Dragon World, and he is not familiar with the nearby terrain, he only knows about the Swallow Dock, and it can be said that he has not even finished visiting the Swallow Dock.
"No problem!"
"The second is, the third brother Bao and the fourth brother Feng will go to various places together to search for orphans under the age of fourteen, as long as they are in good health, regardless of men and women, bring them to Yanziwu!"
However, thinking about it, this matter is not very easy to do, mainly because in ancient times like the Great Heavenly Dragon World, the transportation is inconvenient, and the problem of long distances is very frustrating.
It seems that we will have to think of a way in this area in the future, but not now, now Murong Zhendong can't return to the real world, even if there is a solution, it will be in vain.
Murong Zhendong pondered for a moment and said: "In this way, you don't need to send it all at once, you can send it in batches, send a batch every three months, two of you will find it, and one person will escort it." ”
The evil monkey's face moved, and he asked: "Childe, Brother Deng is looking for young adults to form an army, what is the use of us looking for those orphans?
Bao is different but flexible, but he doesn't think so, hehe smiled: "No, no, no, childe, this is to cultivate the future force by yourself, let's do it." ”
Murong knew and continued: "Second Brother Gongye, you go and secretly summon the craftsmen near Taihu Lake and Suzhou to Yanziwu. ”
Gongye Qian took a breath of cool air and said, "Childe wants to build a large number of buildings?"
"That's right, when a few brothers send someone over, the current house will definitely not be enough to live in, besides, Swallow Dock is our base camp, and it must be built well. ”
Murong Zhendong said.
Gongye Qian seemed to be a little excited: "Okay, Childe!"
"Then there is the fact that you recall the principals of the industries in various places, and arrange for trusted henchmen to secretly acquire the Qinglou Gambling House, at least to ensure that there is at least one Qinglou or Gambling House in each town. ”
But when I think about it, it seems that the action is a bit big, and the amount of money spent is not a few, so it's better to take it slowly, it's really the so-called war with war!
"First implemented in all parts of Jiangnan. ”
Deng Baichuan was taken aback, "Son, our Murong family is a member of the Great Yan Imperial Family, a famous family, how can we do this kind of business!"
Murong knew that he had long expected that others might not object, but Deng Baichuan, a person who belonged to the stubborn nature, would definitely oppose it, so he said: "Now that the upright and chaotic times are about to rise, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for my Dayan, so I don't need to be confined to these small sections." The most important thing for us now is to make money, and without money, how will the Murong family act in the future. ”
"But......" Deng Baichuan wanted to say something more.
Bao Wei smiled: "Don't be, listen to the son." ”
But said to Murong Zhendong: "Son, we haven't done this either, and there is no suitable person to use it." ”
"It doesn't matter, whether you can make a profit or not is secondary, and the most important thing is confidentiality. ”
Murong Zhendong said.
Bao Wei nodded and said, "Okay." ”
Murong Zhendong looked at a few people and admonished: "You must be quiet about the search for people, don't bring the beggar disciples here, especially the imperial court, don't attract their attention!"
He can't be careless, it's not a big deal to invite beggars to help disciples, but Taihu Lake can be regarded as the foot of the Son of Heaven, if he leaks any news to attract the attention of the imperial court, the Murong family will be wiped out in an instant.
Murong Zhendong will not be able to return to the real world within a hundred days, and Sha Zhendong's current identity is the young master of the Murong family and the head of the family.
If the Murong family suffered, Murong Zhendong would not be happy.
The four of them said in unison, "Obey!"
Murong Zhen said: "The money you need will be withdrawn by yourself, and from this year, all the grain produced by the fertile fields of Taihu Lake will be saved, which is not equivalent to cash." ”
Deng Baichuan was surprised: "But there is no place to put so much food!"