Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Chapter 104 Intrigue
The two land snakes from Wuhu and Jiangnan exchanged surprised glances and nodded. Liao Qichang said with a slightly embarrassed expression: "Brother, it seems that nothing can be hidden from you. The Qiankun Dao you mentioned and the truth behind it We are also aware of people, but firstly, the performance of His Royal Highness the Sixth Highness is not flattering, and secondly, the strength of Qiankun Dao alone may not be able to support the crisis. Now, if we want to stabilize the five lakes, I am afraid that it will be difficult to rely on the strength of some places. The role of trying to turn the tide, but the military power of the empire is on the bright side. The fifth and sixth armies stationed in the five lakes are all attached to the third highness, but the third highness seems to be unable to completely control it, especially the situation of the sixth army is even more suspicious. The situation of the independent division is similar. The Sixth Highness has no military power in his hands. How can he keep the Five Lakes? Another most important reason is that the Sixth Highness’s matriarchal family is the landlord family in the Five Lakes area, and it is the number one representative of the five lakes landlords. , has always been hostile to the industrial and commercial class of the five lakes, even if the sixth highness can control the five lakes, I am afraid that it will only increase the power of these land nobles. The situation of the industrial and commercial class behind Brother Chang is the same as before or even worse. and the ideas of the industrial and commercial class of the Five Lakes.”
Hearing what Liao Qichang said, Wufeng could initially understand the wishful thinking of the two. These two people and the industrial and commercial forces represented behind them have seen their Northwest vigorously develop industry and commerce. Although Jiangnan and Donghai have been rich in recent years, they have been prosperous and declining, and they have faintly shown signs of decline. In the past two years, the empire None of the Wuhu County prefectures in the list of the most dynamic and most suitable for industrial and commercial development and the potential list selected by the General Chamber of Commerce, and the names of the seven prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River have gradually disappeared. From this alone, it can be seen that the industrial and commercial classes of the two places After being suppressed by the conservative landlord and noble forces from all aspects, the original thriving development momentum has completely disappeared, and the industrial and commercial economy has stagnated. Instead, the six northwestern provinces and the two northern Luzon provinces have been on the list in turn. This phenomenon is seen in the eyes of everyone, and they are anxious in their hearts, but the landlord and noble forces of the empire in Jiangnan and Wuhu have the support of the conservative forces in the empire, and various measures to restrict the participation of the industrial and commercial classes in politics and the development of industry and commerce have been continuously introduced. For example, it is strictly forbidden for industrial and commercial persons to donate officials to make up for the shortage, restrict overseas trade, increase taxes on the industrial and commercial industries, and increase the turnover of commodity circulation between the government and the government. Heart.
Now that the five lakes are in danger, they are unwilling to see foreign forces invade the five lakes, and they are unwilling to let the imperial aristocratic forces represented by Situ Yuan and Situ Biao completely control the five lakes. It is Wufeng, who has no distinction between high and low in terms of employing people and choosing scholars, and strongly supports hairpin industry and commerce. Now the power of the northwest has extended to most of Kansai, approaching the gate of the five lakes. The power secretly rejoices, and at this critical moment, Wufeng has become the primary alliance target of the entire southern industrial and commercial power represented by Liao Qichang and Chang Gui.
Seeing Wufeng's silence, Chang Gui thought that Wufeng was a bit scrupulous, so he said in a big way: "Brother, Situ Jun's position in Kansai and Wuhu is not stable, I can also see that you It is to estimate the reaction of the central government of the empire, otherwise Hanzhong and Jincheng should have been under your control long ago. In this case, why not take this opportunity to simply enter the five lakes, as long as your northwest army enters the five lakes, I will always be the first In response to supporting your move to defend the territory and protect the border, I, Changgui, will be responsible for all logistics and supplies, and the local officials and personnel in the Wuhu area will also be fully arranged by my brother, what do you think?"
The conditions offered by the other party are not unattractive, but Wufeng knows that good conditions are often full of risks, and the condition reached with Situ Yuan and Situ Lang is that he cannot enter the Five Lakes, and his sphere of influence can only be limited In Kansai, once entering the five lakes, it is possible to tear up the face with Situ Yuan and Situ Lang, and the most important thing is that Situ Biao's latent power has not fully surfaced. The restlessness of the Sixth Army represents this point. Feng has always suspected that the Sixth Army is actually a double-faced card in Situ Biao's hands, and he will not play it easily until the critical moment, and Wu Feng also firmly believes that Situ Biao is not the only one who wants to compete for the throne. With a card, there must be other trump cards in his hand that he hasn't used, but now Wufeng can't deduce what the other party is lurking.
But one thing is for sure, now is definitely not a good time to enter the five lakes, especially when the battle for the throne of the imperial capital has not yet been revealed, regardless of estimates, it will be soon. Once the alliance between Situ Yuan and Situ Lang succeeds, Then it is time to fulfill his promise. As long as Kansai is brought into his hands in a legitimate manner, his sphere of influence within the empire can truly take shape. At that time, he can actively integrate the forces of all parties in the sphere of influence. Replenish your energy, keep a close eye on the situation in Wuhu and Heshuo, and sit and watch the forces of all parties fighting in the Central Plains and the South. Once the time is right, you can choose any one of the thousands of miles from the south to the Lujiang River and the north to the South Terok. Make a breakthrough and start your second round of expansion. At that time, maybe what these two people said will be truly included in your plan, but at this time, it is not a good time.
But now is not the time to tell the other party these things, but it is necessary to give the other party some hope so that the other party cannot lose confidence in him. Wu Feng thought about how to persuade the other party to accept his ideas.
"Brother Liao, Brother Chang, I am very grateful to both of you for your great love for me, Li Wufeng. I also don't want to see foreigners take control of our Central Plains. The five lakes are the granary of our Tang clan, and it is also the prosperity of our Tang clan. It's just that the current situation makes Li have more heart than energy." Wufeng thought it over before opening his mouth.
"The two of you also know that the current situation in the imperial capital is chaotic, but I can be sure that this situation will change in a short time. No one who sits on the throne will watch the five lakes fall into the clutches of foreigners. Now Li is just a military and political governor of the Northwest. Although the four Kansai prefectures are temporarily controlled by the Northwest Army, this is due to historical reasons. The Taiping Sect , Sanjiang Lin's family, and Tiannanlang's family were fighting endlessly on the land of Kansai. Li couldn't bear to see Kansai in ruins before he sent troops to Kansai. Li Wufeng is too hypocritical. I don’t deny that I have selfish intentions in occupying Kansai. Although the economy of the six northwestern prefectures has made great progress, due to historical reasons, the foundation is too poor. They almost started from scratch. Compared with the counties in the Central Plains, they are really poor. It is too far away, and the special geographical location in the northwest, there are nomadic tribes in the northwest, Sisro and Kaman people in the north, and Luzon and Western Regions in the southwest. Surrounded by such enemies, the northwest has to Maintain a considerable number of troops."
"But you two also know that the army cannot be fought by a group of farmers. They need training equipment and salaries. Indian Dean made a lot of money by plundering, and Northwest Finance has long been bankrupt, but this kind of temporary emergency measure is neither common nor often available, but the Northwest cannot do without this huge army, so Li A certain person had no choice but to brazenly plan on Kansai. Although Kansai is not as good as the five lakes and Jiangnan of his two elder brothers, its financial revenue is far stronger than that of the Northwest, so Li can breathe a little bit. Even so, Li Mou entered Kansai under the pretense of mediating His Highness the Third Highness, and was criticized by the ministers of the central government of the empire. Now that the new emperor of the empire is about to ascend the throne, the two elder brothers want Li Mou to send troops to the five lakes in the name of defending the border Think about it, you two, what impression will this bring to the new emperor, and what will this think of the people of the empire? I think the public opinion of the people of the empire alone is enough to overwhelm Li~IndoMTL.com~So I I also ask the two elder brothers to understand my difficulties."
Wufeng's words were full of emotion and reason, and half-truths and half-false leaked some unknown inside information, which made the two feel that Wufeng's words were not without reason and basis, but just their wishful thinking. Their expectations came to such an ending, which really disappointed the two of them, especially Chang Gui, who was concerned about his own interests, and his disappointment was beyond words. He has completely lost confidence in the internal friction of the Situ family in the empire. Whether it is Situ Jun or Situ Biao, he does not believe that the new emperor's accession to the throne can save the situation in Wuhu. The Qihan people's invasion was helpless. In his opinion, these princes were not even as good as Situ Mingyue. At least Situ Mingyue dared to fight head-on with the Maqihan people.
"Brother, why don't you think about it again? Can you bear to watch Wuhu fall under the iron hooves of alien races?" Chang Gui couldn't help but want to make one last effort.
"Is this good? Since Brother Chang has no confidence in the empire, I, Li Wufeng, will leave a word here. If the new emperor ascends the throne a year later, the five lakes will still be in the current situation, or there will be signs of deterioration." , I, Li Wufeng, promise the two of you that no matter what the circumstances, our Northwest Army will definitely send troops to Wuhu to recover the lost ground! This will be regarded as the reward for your love and trust for my younger brother!" Wufeng stood up, speaking sonorously and fiercely. Flatly said.
"Is this true?!" Like a drowning man picking up a life-saving straw, Chang Gui and Liao Qichang's eyes lit up at the same time, they stood up and took Wufeng's hand and asked in surprise.
"One word from a gentleman, four horses are hard to follow!" Wu Feng's words were decisive.
"Okay! I, Chang Gui, will just wait for the good news from my brother!" Chang Gui laughed loudly, regardless of his naked body without any clothes on.