I’m The King Chapter 921: :Huanghuang Hanwei (forty-five)

The 500,000 taels mentioned by Wang Wudi is naturally not the principal of the bonds issued by Zhengdong Mansion, but the interest alone. In fact, after the one-year period expires, only a few people get it The principal, and more people get back the interest, and the principal is used to buy the next issue of bonds, and some even reinvest the principal with interest. Over the past few years, whoever bought the bonds issued by Zhengdongfu Everyone has tasted the sweetness, and using the credit of Zhengdong Mansion as a guarantee, after a year, they will make a steady profit without losing money. Calculated based on Wang Wudi's experience in the past years, the gap is only 500,000 taels left and right.

But in other words, the scale of land bonds issued this year is likely to be expanded again to meet the needs of this year. As the Minister of the Ministry of Households, Wang Wudi, who is proficient in financial planning, is naturally very aware of the problems here. Risks, debts are **** more and more, even if the principal is not repaid, the interest alone is a big expense, and to maintain the credit of the Zhengdong Mansion, the Zhengdong Army needs to continue to expand and win battles , so generally speaking, Wang Wudi is relatively generous when he asks for the expansion of the army, the increase in the production and storage of military equipment, and the research and development of new weapons in the Ministry of War. Complaints are nothing but complaints. .

When Gao Yuan said that he could get another one or two million taels of silver for him, Wang Wudi's eyes lit up immediately, facing the two eyebrows that were hanging upside down, he immediately raised them up at this moment, and said happily : "If the governor can really get it, then this year will be better. After paying the interest on the debt, plus various expenses at the end of the year, at least a balance of payments will be achieved this year, and there will be no losses."

"Actually, the matter of our conquest of the Eastern Mansion and the founding of the country can be simplified. You don't need to be too extravagant and wasteful. You have always claimed to be an iron rooster. This time, you might as well promote it again. If you can not spend it, try not to spend it." Gao Yuan smiled. Road.

"That can't be done!" Wang Wudi, who has always been stingy, is uncharacteristically this time, "Captain, this is a major event, an overwhelming one, and you can save everything. But the dignity of a country, as well as your majesty, cannot be seen as a joke. I have already prepared this money. Since the governor said that there is still such a large amount of money in the account, I can be more lenient. "

Seeing that Wang Wudi's iron rooster is generous, Gao Yuan's idea of ​​saving a little bit is considered bankrupt. He shook his head and stopped talking. It seems that formalism is always needed.

The negotiations on the second day seemed much smoother. Fan Sui thought that he had grasped the context of Zhengdong Mansion. Qin Jun was unwilling to give Weicheng to Zhengdong Mansion no matter what, he opened his mouth like a lion, nothing more than wanting to extort some benefits from other places, and this benefit is nothing more than money.

So when he sat across from Gao Yuan again, he proposed a new condition with confidence, in addition to the land promised in the first negotiation, he would also compensate the East Mansion with one million taels of cash. And The condition is that the two sides sign a peace treaty and will not invade each other. The East Conquest Army in Jiuyuan County must immediately withdraw from Jiuyuan County and cannot leave a single soldier in Jiuyuan. At the same time, the garrison in Shannan County must not exceed five As a corresponding condition, Qin's garrison in Jiuyuan County will not exceed 5,000.

Fan Sui did not mention the tens of thousands of people from the Qin State that the Zhengdong Army looted in Jiuyuan, and Gao Yuan seemed to have completely forgotten about it. The two parties signed this agreement under the condition of amicable atmosphere.

Holding this agreement, Fan Sui was not at ease. The signing of the agreement did not mean that the two parties would be safe and sound. On the contrary, what he saw and heard in Jicheng this time made him even more Gao Yuan's ambition is affirmed. As a rising star on this continent, Gao Yuan and Qin State are completely in conflict with the ultimate goal. One day, the two sides will inevitably meet each other and compete on the battlefield. Now the two sides It's just that they are all beyond their capabilities, so they can only compromise with each other.

Fan Sui has now deeply realized that Zhengdong Mansion will inevitably become the most powerful opponent of Qin State in the future, and the policies implemented by the Zhengdong Army, in Fan Sui's view, are much more advanced than Qin State. It's just that although he understands this, it doesn't mean that the people of Qin can follow the other party's footsteps. The Zhengdong Mansion led by Gao Yuan is a new force. On the same basis, rebuild their unique order, but Qin State is not the case. The deep-rooted interest groups have been firmly bound to Qin State for hundreds of years. Li Ru's way of governing the country is just Combine the interests of both parties as much as possible. If Qin Guo also learns from the way of conquering the East Mansion, the country will be destroyed forever, and no outsiders will be needed to fight. It will be chaos in our own country.

On the tenth day after the signing of the contract, from the direction of Fengcheng, a dozen carriages, under the **** of heavily armed soldiers of the Qin army, drove into the camp of the East Army in Chadianzi, represented by Ye Zhen. After receiving these carriages, without stopping at all, they sent the Meihua Division of the First Division of the Young Guards to **** the dozen or so carriages back to Jicheng.

A few days later, the carriage appeared in front of Gao Yuan, and the boxes were lifted down one by one and piled up in front of Gao Yuan. It fell down, and with a bang, the lid of the box opened, and the neatly stacked silver fell out of the box and scattered all over the floor.

Mei Hua and the other escorts all stared wide-eyed. The order they received was that no one was allowed to approach this box along the way, and they were not allowed to check what was in the box. It turned out to be a box of boxes. Silver. There are more than a dozen carriages, probably worth millions of taels of silver. Even if Mei Hua comes from a wealthy family, he is dazzled by the silver at this moment.

Wang Wudi, who was standing beside Gao Yuan, smiled so much that his eyes narrowed. He had already taken over the original inner treasury in Jicheng, but it was a pity that the inner treasury was already empty, and now there are finally some silver taels at the bottom of the treasury. With money, I have a lot of confidence.

The handover of money was clear, and the Qin army began to retreat as promised. Fengcheng was the first to withdraw, and then the Qin army and Zhengdong army advanced and retreated. In an hour, the troops of the East Conquering Army will be ready to appear and take control of the city.

The operational efficiency of both sides is extremely high. In just half a month, the Qin army withdrew from more than 30 counties in the Wei region under its control, and the Zhengdong army then entered. The yellow dragon flag just made is high Flying in these newly occupied lands. Before the people of Wei had time to celebrate the departure of the Qin army, they were shocked by this brand-new banner that had never been seen before.

Qin Jun left, but Wei Jun did not come.

The private transaction between the Qin people and the Zhengdong army kept the Wei people in the dark. When the large-scale retreat of the Qin army reached Daliang, the capital of the Wei state, the whole court rejoiced. Two million taels of silver were scavenged and sent to Zhengdong Army, which caused a lot of criticism, but now, the criticism has been swept away. Money can make ghosts grind, and the Zhengdong Army who took the money is really brave. Even the Qin army was in a hurry, running faster than rabbits, and a large area of ​​land was taken back by the Eastern Conqueror Army. If we counted on the Wei people themselves, not to mention two million taels of silver, it would be twenty million taels, and it might not be possible to follow the Qin army. Food is coming out of people's mouths!

For a while, Wu Qi's prestige was in full swing, and the beams were decorated with lanterns and festoons to celebrate the victory, and the officials of the Wei state who fled from the occupied lands also began to pack up and prepare to return to their hometown to take over the lost land.

However, when the first Wei official who returned to his hometown full of joy and prepared to accept the local management power was mercilessly expelled by the Eastern Zheng Army, the Wei people finally realized that something was wrong. The Eastern Zheng Army occupied the place that Qin State spit out , but did not inform the Wei people, let alone explain to them.

"Say, what did the Zhengdong army stationed in say?" Wu Qi stared at the county magistrate who had been expelled. "Which general did you see?"

The county magistrate had a grievance on his face, he didn't see any generals at all, and the other party didn't see him at all, at the gate of the county seat, when a few soldiers guarding the city heard that he was a magistrate of the Wei Dynasty, they immediately I turned my face, if I didn't run fast, I'm afraid they would poke flowers on my buttocks.

The other party does not recognize their identities at all.

Wu Qi felt that something was wrong. But he still mustered up the most courage and regarded this as a single incident, which was caused by the lack of communication between the two parties. While sending envoys to Jicheng, he waited patiently for others to accept The echo of the officials of the local government.

More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye. Without exception, those officials were either unceremoniously expelled back, or left aside and ignored, let alone regaining the management rights of the place. Even every move, word and deed was closely monitored by Zhengdong Army.

Wu Qi finally understood what had happened. The typical front door drives away wolves, and the back door enters tigers. What is even more painful is that this tiger was hired by himself by spending hundreds of taels of silver. Please. It's easy to send God to God, but the East Army is going to swallow these places in one gulp.

Cheering up, Wu Qi once again went to Jicheng to seek Gao Yuan.

Yan Shenghao once again approached the emaciated chief minister of Wei.

"Wu Xiang, the governor already knows about the unhappiness that happened between us recently, but you also know that the governor is really busy now, so I entrusted me to explain to Wu Xiang "Yan Shenghao said with a pleasant face, unhurried and authentic.

"Your side helped our country expel the Qin army, we are very grateful, and we are ready to thank you with the greatest sincerity." Wu Qi said with difficulty: "Our country has agreed to raise another five million taels of silver Let me thank you for the generous help of the Eastern Zheng Army this time, but Yan Yizheng, you are also aware of the current situation of our Wei State, if we cannot recover the lost land in time and collect taxes in these places again, it will be difficult for us to raise the money for a while. !"

Yan Shenghao coughed a few times, five million taels of silver really made him salivate, but thinking about it again, no matter how good the money is, it will always be spent when it is spent. With land and population, that is an endless source of wealth. The Way.(To be continued)