I’m The King Chapter 356: : both ways
After considering the words in his heart, Gao Yuan spoke. watermark ad test watermark ad test
"My lords, I am indeed suffering from a shortage of money and food. I used to have few soldiers. I partnered with Mr. Wu of Fufeng County and Zhang Taishou of Liaoxi to do the wine business. The money I got in a year, I can barely get by, but if I want to make a surplus, I have to attack everywhere to fight the troubles of the Donghu small tribe. But now, the number of troops has increased suddenly, and now I have become a big problem. In order to encourage soldiers They fought the enemy bravely, and I set the soldiers' salaries very high, coupled with a series of policies such as post-injury resettlement, post-death pensions, etc., I am now fighting famine all the time."
Chun Yuyan pondered and said: "I've heard about the salary you pay for soldiers in the East Mansion. It's not so high. It's more than double that of the standing army. General Gao, if it can be reduced to the level of the standing army, the cost will be much higher than that of the standing army." But it’s twice as small, and you can also recruit twice as many soldiers?”
"This is impossible!" Before Gao Yuan could speak, Ye Tiannan and Ji Wugui both spoke at the same time. "Master Chunyu, you don't lead soldiers, so you don't know how powerful it is. If Gao Yuan dares to do this, the mutiny will happen overnight."
"It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it's hard to go from extravagance to frugality!" Gao Yuan rubbed his forehead, grimacing, "Back then Gao Yuan had only a handful of people, so in order to make everyone work hard, he had to use these as motivation. But who knows, this plate is getting bigger and bigger, and the number of troops is getting bigger and bigger. Now I want to regret it, but there is no regret medicine to take, so I can only hold on."
"Soldiers are not many, but quality is the most important thing!" Ye Tiannan looked at Chun Yuyan, and said, "Gao Yuan's military training is quite unique, coupled with his generosity, and loves soldiers like a son, the army is absolutely devoted to him. This can be seen from the fact that his army has not moved for several months after he has been missing. You know, I was very worried at the time that Zhang Shubao would make a move. Once he takes down your army, even if you come back, there is no turning back. .Fortunately, the Fufeng army was not moved at all. This also shows the loyalty of the army to him. So even if he is raised with a high salary, it is worth it."
"Master Ji has never seen Fufeng soldiers. I have seen them." Chunyuyan nodded, "It's really unusual. It's much stronger than our Dayan standing army. If the king has a force of tens of thousands It is enough to make Zhou Yuan dare not move. General Gao, let us pay the money, how long will you be able to fill up your establishment in the East Mansion?"
Gao Yuan thought about it in his mind, "If the money and food can be in place, within two years, I have enough confidence to expand the army to 20,000 people. Among them, 10,000 people are at the level of the Fufeng soldiers that Master Chunyu saw. .”
"That's it!" Chunyuyan smiled all of a sudden, "General Gao, since we're all one family, I'll tell you not to slander, you just need to make another surprise in the battle against Donghu." If you don’t have merit, then the king will definitely promote you vigorously. Even if you can’t let you surpass Gao Yuan for the time being, it’s not impossible to stand up to him. Of course, this requires you to show corresponding achievements. The king also Need to deal with the mouth of the world."
"As long as there are enough soldiers and food, Gao Yuan thinks to himself that he will never lose to that old man." Gao Yuan is full of confidence.
"This is going to be difficult!" Ye Tiannan was a little worried, "You know, Zhou Yuan will be the main general in this expedition against Donghu. I'm afraid you will encounter many difficult, dangerous, and complicated tasks. Throwing it to you, and then those things that can easily get credit, you will not be able to get involved, have you considered this part?"
"Father-in-law, no matter how difficult he is for me, the geographical location of our army has determined that our army can only take the road of Niulan Mountain, and this road, over the past year, I have already divided the mountains and rivers , local customs and other things, we have found out clearly that the important checkpoints of the Donghu people and the location of the tribe are now under our control, coupled with the internal instability of the Donghu, there is actually not much suspense in this battle. What worries me is something else."
"What is it?"
"I'm worried that Zhou Taiwei colluded with the Donghu people to plot against me during the whole process. This is beyond my control." Gao Yuan proposed an idea.
"Impossible!" Chunyuyan vetoed Gao Yuan's statement, "I understand Zhou Yuan. Although he is greedy for profit, he will not cause trouble on such a big issue. He may make things difficult You, but you will never collude with the enemy to deal with you, after all, if you fail this way, then the conquest of Donghu will collapse in half, which will definitely be a devastating blow to his ambition."
"Where would Ning Zecheng be? This person is not as dangerous as Zhou Yuan!"
"Although Ning Zecheng controls Zhongyan Lingwei, the army is in the hands of Zhou Yuan after all. He engages in conspiracies, but on such a battlefield where the army is crisscrossed, conspiracies will not be able to achieve great things. "Chunyuyan said with a smile. "And Zhou Yuan will not allow him to disrupt such a major event as the conquest of Donghu."
"If Master Chunyu said so, I understand!" Although he was still a little worried, Gao Yuan couldn't grasp the main point, glanced at Chunyuyan, and said: "Master Chunyu, the king has never thought about it." , take Yan Lingwei away from Ning Zecheng?"
"How can I take it away? As long as the king has this idea, I'm afraid it will attract a strong backlash? Why, what good idea do you have?" Chunyuyan's eyes lit up, and he looked at Gao Yuan.
"It's not a good idea. The campaign against Donghu has already entered the preparation stage. Zhou Yuan is about to go to the front again. The new Prime Minister is a puppet. Ning Zecheng must be responsible for everything in the country. Dealing with it, thinking about it, he will be very busy. At this time, it is a good opportunity. The king does not need to rush to take Yan Lingwei from Ning Zecheng, but can give it to someone Ning Zecheng can trust. If you think about it, Ning Zecheng won't react too violently."
"To whom?"
"Tan Feng!" Gao Yuan spit out two words softly.
"This person is Ning's best friend, what's the difference between handing it over to him and being in Ning Zecheng's hands?"
"It's a big difference!" Gao Yuan said with a smile, "Tan Feng is quite different from Ning Zecheng. No matter how you say it, no matter whether you succeed or not, at least one of them will be nailed down." Nail, if Ning Zecheng agrees, he will feel uncomfortable in his heart, but if he does not agree, Tan Feng and his family will definitely feel uncomfortable, and they are uncomfortable on both sides, so why don't we give it a try? It's just the king's upper lip anyway. Touching the lower lip doesn't require any effort, but it makes them suspicious of each other, wouldn't it be wonderful?"
"It's really wonderful!" After hearing Gao Yuan's words, all three people in the room clapped their hands and laughed, "Whether this plan of alienation succeeds or not, it is worth a try."
Ji Wugui nodded with satisfaction: "Gao Yuan, you really didn't disappoint us. Zi Lan may be right. In time, you really have the hope to become Zhao Mu of my Great Yan. Sincerely, these guys want to cover the sky with one hand and hold off the king, but they are dreaming again."
Gao Yuan smiled and bowed.
"This time Master Chunyu and I came here, one of which is to discuss cooperation matters with you, and of course also to see if you are worth our investment regardless of capital. Now it seems that our trip was worthwhile. Second, I really came here to have a cup of wedding wine." Ji Wugui laughed.
"Master Ji's congratulatory gift this time is the first in the world!" Ye Tiannan smiled and said, "Gao Yuan, do you know what Master Ji gave you?"
"Silver? Bingjia?"
"Just guess it right!" Ji Wugui laughed, "500,000 taels of silver will be added to your military expenses, and in addition to the armored battles, the first batch will send you 10,000 pairs of armor, including the whole body. Two thousand pairs of heavy armor. Of course, this has to be secretly transported to your territory, and your father-in-law will personally plan the details. With old treacherous officials like him planning, it is naturally foolproof."
Being called by Ji Wugui the old concubine's giant slippery person, Ye Tiannan was not angry, instead he twisted his beard and raised his head, looking extremely contented.
Hearing that Ji Wugui made such a generous move, Gao Yuan was also taken aback. Although he wanted to get some more things from the other party, he never expected that there would be such a big harvest, and the other party would send it to his door Come on, it seems that Tianhe County is really rich. Such a huge amount of things can be given away without even frowning.
He stood up immediately, and bowed deeply to Ji Wugui, "Gao Yuan, thank you for the governor, thank you for the king, I am willing to go through fire and water for the king, and die."
"Okay, okay!" Ji Wugui raised Gao Yuan with both hands, "You and I, let's work together to support the Great Yan."
The important matter was decided, but Chunyu Yan stood up with a smile, "Brother Ji, the important matter is over, we two should avoid it for a while, I think they, Weng and son-in-law, still have a lot of personal things to say, we Here, it is going to spoil the scenery!"
Ji Wugui also stood up with a smile. The grievances between Gao Yuan and Ye Tiannan are widely spread throughout the world. How could he not know~IndoMTL.com~ Today is a good opportunity for Ye Tiannan to make up for the gap between the two parties With Ye Tiannan's experienced wrist, it is not a problem to take down a young man like Gao Yuan. Ye Tiannan is an important member of them, the tighter he is tied to Gao Yuan, the better for them.
There were only Ye Tiannan and Gao Yuan left in the room, but the atmosphere became a little awkward. After a long while, Ye Tiannan said: "What is your true heart about this matter?"
Gao Yuan's heart jumped slightly, and he glanced at Ye Tiannan.
"You are my son-in-law, and I am your father-in-law. Even if there were some rifts in the past, now I don't want to think about it anymore. Let's talk straight."
"Father-in-law, from my point of view, the king's situation is not good, and some patients are in a hurry to go to the doctor!" Gao Yuan said softly.
"So, what you just said is not true!"
"No, under the current circumstances, it is beneficial for us to protect the king. With the banner of the king, we fight each other, but righteousness has the upper hand, but father-in-law, with all due respect, strike iron We still need to be strong ourselves, our current strength is still weak, if we want to deal with the enemy, we need to be cautious, otherwise it will become a laughing stock if we die before we get out of the army."