After Xu Guangqi left Beijing, it indicated that the war in Liaodong would begin within at least a month. During this period, Wang Qi would receive reports from Liaodong almost every day, regarding the use of troops, the dispatch of generals, the layout of the war, and the strength of Hou Jin's troops.

Arrangement.

Although he was far away in the capital, Wang Qi still controlled the progress of the entire Liaodong war. Almost all the memorials on Liao affairs were not passed through the cabinet, but the chief ceremonial supervisor. All secret messages had to go through the Special Military Department first, and then

After Wang Qi approved it, it could be presented to the inner palace and arrived at Emperor Tianqi's table.

At this moment, in the study, Wang Qi lowered his head and was reading three letters sent from Liaodong.

The first letter is Xiong Tingbi's handwritten letter, explaining why he decided to choose Zu Dashou as the vanguard officer, when to use troops against Hou Jin, and also gave a detailed explanation of Hou Jin's military deployment. At the end of the letter, he presented a pair of Jasper Xianluan.

, to express my apology.

The second letter is a letter written by Zu Dashou to respectfully greet Duke Lang. In it, he implicitly mentioned that if Wang Qi refused, he would not take the initiative to serve as the commander-in-chief of the vanguard to destroy the gold.

As for the third letter, it was Qin Erbao's letter. It mainly introduced and described the recent situation in Liaodong. He had no complaints about whether to serve as the vanguard general. After all, Wang Qi had already written to warn him that the water in Liaodong was deep.

,Don’t be greedy for merit...

While Wang Qi was working, there was a woman in the study wearing a plain skirt and a silver hairpin, sitting not far away from Wang Qi, holding an account book in her hand and looking quietly at Duke Lang not far away.

.....

After a long while, Lu Yu looked up: "Why did you read it?"

Wang Qi came to report to Lu Yu today on the business status of the commercial banks in the capital. In more than a month, Qihai Commercial Bank has not opened eight commercial banks in the capital and the entire Shuntian Prefecture to connect the commercial trade between Shanxi, Shandong and Gyeonggi.

It can be said that you are making money every day and reaping huge profits.

Wang Nan was behind him and brought several military officials to pay homage to Lu Yu.

"You don't care what method he uses. One month ago, 700,000 arrow clusters were sent to Liaodong!" Lu Yu looked at several heads of the Ministry of War who were sweating and said: "The treasury, military equipment, and guard posts in various places

He can't borrow inventory. He can borrow it in the name of the Military Department and can't use your warrant. If you haven't borrowed it and haven't returned it, you can return it within a year. You can't ask him for his orders."

The candlelight danced, and Lu Yu had not finished collecting several letters. She stopped with her pen and rubbed her eyes before saying, "Bring us here."

"Seven hundred thousand?"

"Do you have anything to say?" Cai Peng is not such a handsome and handsome man, but he has a normal heroic spirit. Putting on the right-hand robe, he is a handsome young man in troubled times. At this moment, his beautiful eyebrows are slightly twisted.

, obviously the mood is joyful.

"Shangguan, please see Duke Langguo!"

War has always been a catalyst for the decline of productivity, and Lu Yu is convinced that this is true.

Withdrawing his gaze and hiding the helplessness in his eyes, Wang Qi hurriedly left.

"He also knows that it is because of your status that you have not achieved such an achievement," Lu Yu smiled and asked.

"Little man, you seem to care too much about those things..." Wang Qi frowned, you hate the feeling of being ignored.

"Without your name, no one in the entire capital would dare to step forward?" It's incredible that Wang Qi didn't.

"Then..." Wang Qi blushed.

"We have to carry armor and good horses, but arrow clusters are far from enough." Lu Yu shook his head: "The Ministry of War Arsenal Cleaning Department and the Chariot Department cannot rob, cheat, or borrow, but a month ago, you wanted 700,000

Bow cluster..."

Taking advantage of the Liaodong war, Lu Yu could not legitimately intervene in the vehicle and frame departments of the Ministry of War.

Rehan, the head of the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War, immediately broke out from under his forehead. He swallowed and said: "My lord, 700,000 arrow clusters, just rely on..."

"Um..." Cai Peng raised his head again and looked at the arrogant man: "When opening a commercial bank, in addition to paying attention to maintaining relationships with downstream and upstream people, we also need to pay attention to attracting several local merchants in the capital to form a commercial bank.

Alliance, it’s okay for us to make more money ourselves, but the market share of the entire business must be maintained at a balanced node, and we must give other people a way to survive. Only by making money together can we live long.”

In fact, the iron casting technology and heat sealing technology of the Ministry of War have not made great progress in recent years, but due to scale and process, they are still far behind the contemporaries.

At the last moment of Xiao Gaishen, Wang Daxin's voice sounded at the door: "Little man, Wang Nan and several officials from the Ministry of War have arrived and are waiting in the back hall."

"Your title as the Duke of the country will never be used, but interests can closely unite and bind everyone together. No matter how the government and the opposition change, interests will always be the most real."

Cai Peng changed the subject and added: "The source of Shandong's grain, official salt, silk and satin, marine goods, and those goods, he has to be vague with his family instructions. He can be too profit-seeking and leave no room for survival and development of the downstream.

Only then can you live a long life.”

"If you have anything to do, go back first. Your foreigner may be able to entertain you. He can handle the business of the commercial bank by himself. If he has nothing to do, he can't make up his mind, or solve the problem, and then come to you," Lu Yu also said

The eviction order was not issued.

"My farewell..." Cai Peng stood up hurriedly and saluted Lu Yu.

Regarding Lu Yu's words, Wang Qi nodded without thinking: "I understand."

Lu Yu and Xu Guangqi discussed that after the Liaodong affairs are completed, they will submit a memorial and propose to the court that a new Scientific and Industrial Association be established above the Yamen under the Ministry of War to study the improvement of artillery and muskets...

"My lord, judging from the current situation, the Ministry of War was able to gather 8,000 pairs of armor and 70,000 arrow clusters a month ago, but not nearly 1,000 good horses. That is the minimum limit," Cai

Peng first looked at several colleagues before reporting to Cai Peng.

"Without his brother and sister here, what do you have to worry about?" Lu Yu touched his chin and continued to read the letter. I will reply to Xiong Tingbi and others later, and Cai Peng and several officers from the Ministry of War.

He also had to visit to discuss the issues of soldiers' armor and weapons, and he had not yet cultivated good war horses. There were too few things to do, and Lu Yu had no time to worry about visiting Wang Qi.

Moreover, it has been more than a month since I arrived in Beijing, and I have not refunded nearly 7,000 taels of silver to Cai Peng's house. That is not revenue, but pure net profit.

"Sit down," Cai Peng sat under the huanghuali chair and quickly drank the tea for digestion before meals.

In the study, Lu Yu drank a large bowl of vegetable, shrimp and meat porridge, thought for a while, and then finished writing to reply.

Although he is a man and was sent to the capital by his uncle to help Duke Lang handle business matters, Cai Peng asked himself that in business, the famous Duke Lang was no match for him.
Chapter completed!