royal robes

Chapter 540
Seeing Zong Xin's proud and proud expression, Guo Wei knew that he had already prepared for this battle, as long as he followed Zong Xin's method, he would surely win the battle.

"How many troops does my father-in-law have now?"

"Every family's festival envoys the Yin and the Yin, and I only have [-] troops to call at any time." Guo Wei said: "Being the emperor has troubles as the emperor. I can't hold the military power in my hand all the time. It's not as good as it was before. And the Great Zhou After the founding of the country, I have been developing the economy, hoping that the people's lives will be better. I have not made any achievements in the military. I thought these guys would not come so fast. Who knew that after the Tang Dynasty destroyed Chu, Murong Yanchao immediately borrowed money from Li Jing. Soldiers, Li Jing actually agreed. The [-] army...is not enough to deal with it."

"It's only [-]?" Zong Xin said depressedly, "Who has the other military power?"

"The governors of various regions have military power, and the other people with military power are several feudal kings. You also know who the seven feudal historians are. They each have tens of thousands of troops. In the past, I could lose face and show respect to them. Borrowing troops is not possible now. I, the emperor, cannot bow to them, right?"

Zong Xin nodded in agreement.The imperial power does not allow bowing to others. As long as you bow your head once, the emperor will be deposed and will have no prestige in front of other princes.

After the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Guo Wei's reforms were all for the welfare of the people, and he didn't care much about his own welfare.Therefore, in terms of military power, it also inherited the model of the previous dynasty. In addition to the Jiedu envoys from various places, the seven kings are the people with the strongest military strength.

King Gao Xingzhou of Qi, King Fu Yanqing of Wei, King Leihong of Kaiyu, King Murong Yanchao of Yan, King Liu Chong of Yan, King Song Yan of Xie, and King Du Fuwei of Anle.

King Gao Xingzhou of Qi and King Fu Yanqing of Wei only care about the life and death of Cangzhou and not other places. They will never send troops.Kaiju King Leihong will not make any contribution to the court. It makes no difference to him who becomes the emperor.

Murong Yanchao and Liu Chong are Guo Wei's troubles, and Song Yan is under Liu Chong's control, so it's hard to protect himself, how can he spare Guo Wei?An Le Wang Du Fuwei is worthy of his name, because his elder brother Du Chongwei's family died tragically, and he was also disheartened towards the court. Although he can intercede, Du Fuwei prefers An An Le Le, as long as he is not beaten, he will be fine.

In fact, the main reason is that he didn't know that Chu State was wiped out by Li Jing so quickly, otherwise there would not be such a big trouble.If there were only Northern Han and Khitan, an army of [-] would be enough. Now that Tang Wang Li Jing is added, I don't know how many troops he will send to reinforce Murong Yanchao. This is Guo Wei's biggest trouble.

The Jiedu envoys from all over the country are obedient, but they have to keep their life-saving troops, and these patchwork troops may not be effective, so the only ones that can really be used are the [-] troops reserved by Guo Wei.

"Father-in-law, you really are a shameless person." Zong said: "If all the Jiedu envoys obeyed, at least you can gather hundreds of thousands of troops, and now there are only [-], and you have to resist the attacks from the north and the south. The situation is indeed critical, what advice does father-in-law have?"

Guo Wei nodded and said: "The army is defeated like a mountain, so it must not be defeated. I estimate that Liu Chong has at most [-] to [-] troops, so he sent [-] troops to the Northern Han Dynasty to defend the city, and the remaining [-] troops will attack Xuzhou with all their strength. If I capture this grandson alive, I will pull out his skin."

Zong Xin waved his hand and said: "No need, all [-] troops can be sent to Xuzhou. I have my own way in the Northern Han Dynasty. This is a big battle. Li Jing is cautious and will not send troops so quickly, so let the soldiers Prepare more clothes and supplies for the winter. This battle was already in my expectation, otherwise I would not have made a special trip to Khitan. If Murong Yanchao is not given a chance, he will only be a sluggish turtle occupying Xuzhou forever , One of the reasons for Khitan to recover its combat power is to lure snakes out of their holes."

Guo Wei asked, "What do you mean?"

"Murong Yanchao is entrenched in Xuzhou. He can be attacked when he advances, and he can be surrendered when he retreats. We have nothing to do with him. I have always wanted to avenge this, but I haven't found the opportunity." Zong said: "While Khitan is recovering its national power, Li Jing will be wiped out by the way. In Chu State, Liu Chong will definitely collude with Khitan, and Murong Yanchao will also borrow troops from Li Jing to form the current situation. This is also within my expectation. Only when Murong Yanchao thinks he can win, he dares to attack, As long as he dares to attack, let him die without a place to bury him. Father-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely make Murong Yanchao's life worse than death."

"It would be difficult to fight against Murong Yanchao and Li Jing with [-] troops. Can we ignore the Northern Han Dynasty?" Guo Wei said: "If Liu Chong gains power, I'm afraid it will be overwhelming. The military strength of the Jiedushi in various places is not strong. If If we defeat them one by one, I’m afraid it won’t be long before we can invade Kaifeng.”

"It's just a small matter. Where do you think I have been these past few months? Isn't it just to solve the coalition forces between the Northern Han Dynasty and the Khitan? The Song Dynasty has slowly moved away from the Northern Han Dynasty, and it is reviving in Weizhou. The Northern Han army first They will encounter the desperate resistance of the Song Clan, even if the Northern Han Dynasty wins the Song Clan, their vitality will be greatly injured, you must know that Song Yan is not a small person, and it will not be good to provoke him."

"Oh~ so that's the case." Guo Wei said in admiration, "Are you sure you can kill Murong Yanchao this time?"

"Father-in-law, don't worry, I killed two Khitan emperors, so what is little Murong Yanchao?"

"That's true." Guo Wei felt relieved after hearing this. Since Zong Xin was able to trick the two Khitan emperors Yelu Deguang and Yelu Ruan to death, and also supported a tyrant Yelv Jing to ascend the throne, Murong Yanchao continued to do it in front of these people. He is not as good as his grandson, so it is not difficult for Zong Xin to trick him to death.

However, Zong Xin's game was big enough. In order for Murong Yanchao to take the initiative to attack, he even reintegrated the Khitan that would have been split, making it possible for Murong Yanchao and Liu Chong to attack back and forth, and finally won the Khitan in one fell swoop. Zhou's illusion, if it weren't for this, Murong Yanchao would have retreated in Xuzhou, and it would be too difficult to take his life.

Zongxin thought for a moment and then said: "Father-in-law, I plan to teach the salt drying method to all the residents along the coast, but if I do this, the income from Salt Island will be reduced, and it will be reduced a lot. Of course, the next share will also be It can be ignored, so I wonder if there will be no financial problems with the national treasury.”

After hearing this, Guo Wei was also shocked for a while, and then nodded with a satisfied smile.

"It's a bit tight, but it won't be a big problem. I fully support this matter." Guo Wei said: "I really misunderstood the person. If the coastal residents can learn the method of drying salt, they don't need to cut down trees to make fire to cook salt. The price of salt will naturally drop a lot. It is a good thing for the world. There is too much population, and eating salt is a big problem. If you can ignore personal gains and losses, I am too happy to solve this big problem.”

Zong said: "One more thing, if your father-in-law doesn't have enough money... I can think of a way for you. This way can make you the richest emperor in the entire Central Plains."

"any solution?"

"It's like this. It's actually very troublesome to circulate so much silver and gold every day. It would be much more convenient if you can exchange silver taels with a piece of paper." Zong said: "I just put forward an idea. The ministers discussed. In order to facilitate currency circulation, an institution was set up. This institution can exchange a piece of special paper for silver at any time, and can also exchange silver for these papers. These papers are called silver notes. A piece of paper is far more than several Twelve taels of silver are easy to carry and store. As long as all the big cities in Dazhou can be exchanged at any time, the people will feel relieved to use their silver in exchange for these banknotes, especially those rich merchants who are trading, or It is inconvenient to bring too much silver with you when you earn money and go back to your hometown, and they will support this system very much.”

Guo Wei thought for a moment, then took a deep breath and said: "The idea is good, but it is difficult to implement. And... silver is exchanged for banknotes, and banknotes are exchanged for silver. What's the use of this? Will it make me rich?"

"Father-in-law, think about it carefully. Those banknotes are actually completely useless. It's like you are giving IOUs to people all over the world, but what they give you is real money. The treasury will be overflowing beyond your imagination. , but you must ensure that all bank notes can be converted into silver taels at any time, otherwise this system will not be recognized by the people.”

Guo Wei nodded and suddenly figured out the matter.Silver notes are completely useless things, they are just white slips. How many silver notes you send out is equivalent to how much silver you earn. As long as the silver notes are in the hands of others, the money is in your own hands.

This is a good deal, but... just like what I said just now, this matter requires many years of business persistence. The power of an emperor alone is too weak, and it is too difficult to realize this kind of system.

Guo Wei took a deep breath and said: "It's a good idea, but it can't be used nationwide for the time being. But your idea reminds me that it is indeed possible to write IOUs to many people. I can first tell the world and try it in Kaifeng, so that I can I’ve made a lot of money, and we’ll talk about it later. At least... you can use this kind of banknotes to buy military rations and the salaries of officials in the capital.”

Zong Xin nodded. Sure enough, people would not trust this method during times of war. Even if the emperor issued an edict, it is estimated that few people would exchange their silver for bank notes, but some people would still do so. Guo Wei can guarantee that the banknotes can be exchanged for silver at any time. These people will know the benefits of this system, which will be of great benefit to the people and the Great Zhou.

Guo Wei admired Zongxin's ideas and strategies very much. Although the fact that he taught the coastal residents the method of drying salt had affected the economy of Dazhou, the impact would not be too great.Li Jing is uncomfortable. He has been fighting with Zongxin Yandao's income. Now that this income is suddenly gone, he must return to China to develop the economy. Datangshan was originally rich in the people and poor in the country. If you don't go home again Otherwise, Li Jing's treasury will be empty.

(End of this chapter)