I’m The King Chapter 711: : The young phoenix’s Qing Ming shook the world (14)

When Gao Yuan appeared in the meeting hall, the civil and military officials who had been waiting here could hardly contain their excitement. Under the leadership of Jiang Jiaquan, they all bowed with fists in their hands, and congratulatory voices echoed in the hall.

After half a year, I returned to Jishi City again. Gao Yuan was quite excited when he saw these familiar faces. All the important officials who conquered the East Mansion gathered here.

"Congratulations, congratulations, let's all sit down!" Pressing his hands together, Gao Yuan couldn't contain his joy. After a table and chairs rang, everyone sat down and turned to look at Gao Yuan.

"Hetao defeated Donghu's tens of thousands of cavalry, and we finally have a firm foothold, and we can take a breath." Looking at the crowd, Gao Yuan smiled and said: "Now when everyone sleeps at night, they don't have to be haunted by nightmares anymore. Wake up, but can sleep peacefully."

There was laughter in the hall.

"However, we have only gained a firm foothold and officially stepped onto this stage. If we want not to be driven off this stage by others, we have to work together with Gao and you."

As soon as Gao Yuan's voice fell, Jiang Jiaquan stood up, "What the governor said is very true. The battle of Hetao has fundamentally improved our imminent crisis, but it also put us on the cusp of the crisis. Let the powers of the Central Plains see the strength of our East Conquering Army and our combat power, but on the other hand, we will also attract more attention from them, and even hostility, because a force that can defeat Donghu, It can already threaten their existence, and the next suppression against us is conceivable."

"What Jiang Yizheng said is very true. Putting Qin and Zhao Erqiang aside, the biggest threat to us now is the Great Yan Chaotang." Yan Shenghao continued: "The Overwatch Council has sent a message. When we won in Hetao After the news came, the Yan* team had already started to make changes, Hu Yanchao's department in Langya County and Sun De's department in Yuyang County have already started to mobilize. We have to guard against it."

Gao Yuan looked at Cao Tianci of the Overwatch Council. Cao Tianci stood up and said: "After Yan Ting failed to conquer the East, he started up again and trained a new army. Over the past few years, they have successively compiled We have trained 50,000 new troops, and their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. In Yuyang, we fought against one of them. Compared with the previous standing army of Yan State, the combat effectiveness has indeed risen to a higher level. According to the information obtained by our Overwatch Council, we went to aid Langya Hu Yanchao's army is the army of Tianhe County, with a total of about 20,000 people. This makes Langya Hu Yanchao's army already has 40,000 troops, and Yuyang Sun De's army has received a new army of 10,000. This makes Kong De under the rule of Yan's new army exceeds 20,000."

"The Overwatch Council estimated that if Yan State wanted to attack me, from which direction would it attack first?" Gao Yuan asked back.

Cao Tianci was startled. "These are still under analysis, but according to my personal opinion, it should start from Langya. Hu Yanchao is an experienced veteran, and now has 40,000 troops under his command, and we are in the west of Liaoning. The new army formed by General Ye Zhong There are only more than ten thousand troops, and the difference in military strength is quite large. If they want to attack, they will definitely choose to break through in western Liaoning. Western Liaoning is where we started, and once it is occupied by the enemy, political shock may be more harmful than military defeat."

"What do you think, Mr. Jiang?" Gao Yuan turned his gaze to Jiang Jiaquan.

Stroking his long beard, Jiang Jiaquan pondered for a moment and said, "My opinion is the opposite of Dean Cao's. I think that if the Yan Kingdom wants to attack, they will definitely choose Yuyang. Because the Anlu Iron Mine As far as we are concerned, there is really no room for loss, and it is totally unacceptable for us to lose Anlu."

"Who is this Kong De?"

"The Kong family is one of the old aristocrats of the Yan Kingdom, but it has begun to decline in the past ten years. The Sun family began to recover, and it was not until Zhou Yutanfeng came to power that he really began to use the Sun family. Kong De was the leader of the Mesozoic Kong family. Cao Tianci replied immediately.

"I'll go investigate again right away, and find out the details of this person, his hobbies, his characteristics of using soldiers, and his temper." Gao Yuan said immediately.

"Yes!" Cao Tianci nodded and said, "I'll arrange it immediately after going down."

Gao Yuan turned his head to look at Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen bowed his body, "Captain, now our Central Field Army has trained a total of 10,000 troops in Hejian County, and we have organized two divisions. After Yan Haibo led the cavalry into Dai County, Naha's 3,000-step The pawns have been withdrawn to Hejian, and are now deployed in Anlu, Yuyang, but the infantry stayed in Hejian, commanding all the cavalry in Daijun. Compared with the opponent's strength, our strength in Anlu is really weak."

Gao Yuan pondered for a moment, "Let the infantry stay in Daijun for the time being, let Bai Yucheng enter Anlu, put him under your command temporarily, and then add 2,000 troops to Anlu to strengthen Anlu's defense."

Ye Zhen nodded, "Yes, but Commander, the strength of our Eastern Conquering Army is still too weak, and they are scattered in a vast area. They are far apart from each other. Except for the four major armies, basically There is no mobile force, which is a fatal weakness. The general suggested that we expand the army and train new troops, so that we can deal with the attack that may come soon.”

"I'm also thinking about this matter. Now the Eastern Group Army is concentrated in the Panshan area, and the Northern Group Army is stationed in Hetao. These two main forces face Donghu and must not be weakened. However, the Southern and Central Army Groups have just been formed. The troops are weak, and besides that, we only have some local troops left, which is a difficult task, and it is urgent to train new troops." Gao Yuan said. "At the moment, our army has won a big victory in Hetao. It is a time when morale is high. It is a good time to recruit troops. Jiang Yizheng, this matter must be put on the agenda immediately. Announcement, raising funds, must ensure that in the first half of the year Complete the recruitment of the army."

"It's easy to issue an announcement and mobilize the whole people. It's just that the funding problem may hinder you." Jiang Jiaquan looked at Wang Wudi, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Wang Wudi's face stretched long, and seeing everyone's eyes focused on his face, he couldn't help shaking his head, "Commander, the battle of Hetao cost a lot. It is a large sum of money, and the bonds issued last year were repaid with the principal and interest according to the governor’s order years ago, plus the consumption of spring plowing, the household department is now so poor that it can’t be solved.”

"No matter how difficult it is, this money must be squeezed out." Gao Yuan shook his head and said: "In the Battle of Hetao, we did not make money, but lost money, but in the long run, we made a lot of money, but To keep this victory, we must have a stronger army. The army is the foundation of our victory. The Yan Kingdom can afford to lose, but we can't afford to lose. If we lose once, we may lose everything we have worked so hard to win. Turning into the moon in the mirror, the danger of flowers in the water, so the expansion of the army cannot wait, it must be carried out immediately."

"But where does the money come from?" Wang Wudi sighed repeatedly.

"Reissue the bond." Gao Yuan knocked on the table, "With the experience of last year, this year should be easier. Issue bonds of five million taels of silver."

"Five million taels!" There was an exclamation in the hall.

"Five million taels!" Gao Yuan stood up eagerly, "Our most difficult period has passed, and the next is the harvest period. The five million taels can be divided into one year, two years, and three years Bonds with different maturities, the longer the term, the higher the interest, which is freely chosen by the public, and at the same time, the officials of Zhengdong Mansion must be the first to subscribe for the bond with the longest term.”

"Issuing bonds is just one of them. Second, I am going to reorganize Sihai Trading. Before, Sihai Trading only subscribed for shares from businessmen. Next, it will issue public shares to ordinary people. Each share of this public stock is set at ten For two silver coins, anyone under the jurisdiction of our Zhengdong Mansion, regardless of the government or the people, can buy it. As for the amount of issued shares, after it is settled, Tiancheng and Sihai Trading must carefully calculate it."

"Issuing shares to the public?" Cao Tiancheng was startled, "Captain, this has never happened before, and the risk is too great."

"I haven't done it before, so let's start with the Four Seas Trading Company." Gao Yuan said without a doubt: "In the past two years, no matter in Liaoxi or Hejian, the common people have surplus money in their hands, and the most important thing among them is ours. Soldiers in our army have relatively high salaries, and many soldiers have a lot of money in their hands, but they are in the army, and there are not many places to use the money. In the hands, money can be produced. The army should publicize this matter vigorously and tell them that after subscribing to the shares of Sihai Trading, their money will be born. The annual interest is not cheap. Tiancheng Sihai Trading You need to calculate carefully, roughly how much annual interest will you get?"

"Yes, I will do my best. I'm just afraid that many shareholders of Sihai Trading will not agree!"

"Whoever disagrees will be eliminated from Four Seas Commerce!" Gao Yuan said coldly: "This is my decision to conquer the East Mansion, and they cannot be questioned. With sufficient money, Four Seas Commerce can expand faster , and the excess money can be returned to the Ministry of Households to ensure that our military's financial crisis in the past two to three years can be resolved. Tell those businessmen that I will conquer the East Mansion to guarantee their commercial interests anywhere, and who dares to infringe them , I used a knife to talk to people when I conquered the Eastern Army.”

"Understood!" Cao Tiancheng gritted his teeth and agreed when he saw Gao Yuan's determination. (To be continued)

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