Hedong Siling, when Zhao Hongrun said these four words, more than 70% of the guests in the hall suddenly held their breath subconsciously, and their heartbeats began to beat violently.
Officials from the DPRK and central government, such as "Tao Ji, Director of the Ministry of War" and "Zhou Yu, Director of the Rites and Shrines" came to the banquet to show their support for Zhao Hongxin, the King of Qing, or perhaps Zhao Hongxuan, the King of Qing, was trying to take advantage of today's meeting with him.
All the princes and princes present reached an agreement to attack Yong Wang Hongyu's momentum. These are just the embellishing of this feast.
What is the real main course? That is the division of interests in the fat meat of "Hedong Four Lings".
Whether you can let your own people control the four cities of Beiqu, Fenyin, Pishi, and Puban will determine the huge profits in the Hexi land in the future - the Hexi Qianghu, which is a foreign race no less large than the Yinrong of Sanchuan.
This means that the number of livestock owned by the Sanchuan tribes is the same as the number of livestock owned by the Hexi Qianghu.
How many livestock do the Sanchuan tribes have?
The Sichuan-Luo Alliance alone has millions of sheep, and this does not include the "緷Tribe", "Jie Tribe", "Ling Tribe" and the "Wuxu Tribe" where Wang Ting is located.
Moreover, livestock is only one aspect of this wealth. In addition, there is another huge profit that cannot be ignored: slaves.
The Wei State has always avoided talking about slaves and slave labor, but it is undeniable that using slaves and slave labor is far more cost-effective than hiring civilians from the country.
If you hire civilians from this country, not only do you have to pay wages in normal times, but you also have to provide compensation in case of work-related injuries, otherwise you will be targeted by the Ministry of Punishment and the Censor; but for hiring slaves, as long as they are fully fed, even if the slave laborers are injured due to various
If there is a cause of death, there is no need to worry about pensions.
It is for this reason that the major projects in Wei State currently under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry actually use slave labor as the main labor force. Otherwise, how can the huge demands of Wei State be satisfied if they rely entirely on hiring civilian laborers or requisitioning convicts (prisoners)?
labor gap.
You must know that a certain King Su is about to jointly launch a "hundred-year project" of unprecedented scale with the Ministry of Industry - to build official roads across the country, so that all roads can lead to beams, and to comprehensively improve the road situation in Wei.
The "Ten-Year Project of Bolangsha River Port" and the "Five-Year Project of Lianglu Canal" must be nothing compared to this "Century Project".
Therefore, it is conceivable how serious the labor gap, or simply the slave labor gap, in Wei was.
In this case, the plundering of the Qiang and Hu people in Hexi became the second source of huge profits for the nobles of the Wei State in addition to plundering the huge livestock in Hexi.
In fact, some people are already gearing up for this and are impatient - thinking that when a certain King Su went to Sanchuan, those people missed this bloody profit-making opportunity, and now, the fat Hexi Qiang Hu has appeared again.
How can you miss the lamb?
As the saying goes, profit leads to wisdom. Under the temptation of huge profits, many princes and nobles in the Wei Kingdom once again took notice and united one after another. If a certain His Highness Prince Su once again blocked their way to make a fortune, then they would not hesitate to do so.
Once again, what happened at the beginning of the Sanchuan trade was repeated, and they united to force His Highness Prince Su to compromise.
Qing Wang Zhao Hongxin was the spokesperson they found after being politely rejected by Yong Wang Hongyu. For the huge profits in Hexi, they would spare no effort to support Qing Wang Zhao Hongxin, overthrow Yong Wang, and make Su Wang surrender.
Unexpectedly, Prince Su Zhao Hongrun revealed this matter in front of everyone today, which made the princes present unexpectedly and at a loss.
"King Su...what exactly does it mean?"
Many of the princes present were a little confused, so for more than ten breaths, the palace was still very quiet, and you could hear a needle drop.
Zhao Hongrun, however, ignored these people and poured himself a glass of wine, sipping it sip after sip.
Seeing this, Qing Wang Zhao Hongxin frowned. After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "Why did Hongrun suddenly mention this matter?"
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun turned his head and glanced at Qing Wang Hongxin, and said with a half-smile: "Brother Wu Wang, I don't know, when I was in Fenyin, I heard that there was a group of restless guys in the country who tried to unite to intimidate me and force me.
Compromise on this..."
"Yes, is there such a thing?" Prince Qing Zhao Hongxin said with a strange look on his face.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun stared at Qing Wang Hongxin and whispered: "It is said that Brother Wu Wang is also involved?"
"..." Qing Wang Hongxin opened his mouth, but before he could speak, Zhao Hongrun suddenly smiled and said: "Of course, I believe that Brother Wu Wang must have nothing to do with this matter. After all, why do you and I have to do this when we are brothers?
To the point of turning against me? My father has repeatedly said that I have a bad temper, and I admit that I just can’t bear it.
I pick meat from my bowl and eat it without being asked by some people. I think so. Take what I give you. Don’t reach out for what I didn’t give you. . . .
This is good for both of us. Otherwise, I would rather smash the bowl in my hand than chop off the hands of these guys holding the bowl!"
Hearing Zhao Hongrun's pointed words, Qing Wang Hongxin's face twitched, and he made several gestures as if he wanted to risk his life, but in the end he still endured it and laughed twice.
It has to be said that at this moment, Qing Wanghong felt very confident. How could he fail to hear Zhao Hongrun's warning, which seemed to be pointing fingers at Sang Sang and scolding Huai Huai.
For a moment, King Qing Hongxin wanted to stand up, kick the table in front of him, grab the old man next to him by the collar, and scold him angrily.
But his reason told him that as long as he dared to have an attack, the old man next to him would probably uncover the case faster than him - the other party was clearly here to cause trouble today!
"..."
Qing Wang Hongxin turned around and glanced at the twenty people behind Zhao Hongrun.
He naturally recognized Wei Jiao and other nine Zongwei, as well as Yan Mo and Zhao Hongxin, the deputy generals of the Yanling Army, and knew that he was a general with both wisdom and courage.
As for the remaining ten Yanling soldiers, all of them are burly and powerful soldiers. I saw these ten soldiers standing upright one by one, with cold expressions as if they were dead soldiers, and their faces, arms, etc.
On the exposed skin, there are more or less scars as thick as fingers, like centipedes.
Judging from the armor on their bodies, these ten Yanling soldiers should all be 500-man generals, that is, warriors who charge on the front line of the battlefield during battles. It seems that such warriors, who are born into death, may fight together.
Even more powerful than the pampered Zongwei.
Seeing these people holding their sword hilts with expressionless expressions on their faces, even though Qing Wanghong firmly believed that Zhao Hongrun would never dare to ask these people to commit murder here, he was still a little frightened in his heart.
"Brother Wu Wang, do you think this is true?"
Zhao Hongrun turned his head and looked at Qing Wang Hongxin, fully seeing the color change on the latter's face.
At this time, in a corner where Zhao Hongrun could not see, Qing Wang Hongxin clenched his fists tightly, but he still managed to squeeze out a smile on his face and said in agreement: "Yes, what Hongrun said is absolutely true..."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun changed the topic and suddenly stared at King Qing and said expressionlessly: "Since Brother Wu Wang also agrees with the truth said by my younger brother, why are you still building momentum to force me?"
Qing Wang Hongxin's expression changed suddenly when he heard this, and just when he thought Zhao Hongrun was about to completely break up with him, he saw the latter laughing and said: "It's just a joke, why does Brother Wu Wang have such an expression?...those
Just hearsay, even if I heard it. I believe that this matter must have nothing to do with Brother Wu Wang, right?"
Prince Qing Hongxin opened his mouth, somewhat unable to react. After a while, he finally said: "Of course...how could being a brother be detrimental to Hongrun?"
"As long as it's not the Fifth Brother." Zhao Hongrun breathed out a sigh of relief, then glanced at the many guests in the hall, and said with a chuckle: "I believe that the Fifth Brother must have nothing to do with this matter. I guess the Fifth Brother must have nothing to do with it.
It was instigated by some people! ...Brother Five Princes, please wait a moment. I guess that among these people, there must be people who want to alienate the relationship between you and me as brothers."
As he spoke, he did not wait for King Qing Hongxin's reaction, then looked at the many princes present with a cold expression, and said calmly: "Why don't all of you here speak?... As far as I know, not all of you here are talking.
Do you want to talk about the issue of the "Four Orders of Hedong"? Why not tell it openly and openly in front of me?!"
However, the response to Zhao Hongrun was still silence.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun chuckled and said: "Everyone, I don't know that I didn't give you a chance... If you want to talk about the Four Orders of Hedong, well, I will talk to you today. If you miss today, then
But there is no chance..."
Hearing this, all the guests present looked at each other.
Suddenly, a nobleman with a mustache who seemed to be in his thirties or forties asked calmly: "I don't know how to talk about it?"
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun immediately turned his eyes to that person and asked, "Who are you?"
The man sitting there cupped his hands towards Zhao Hongrun and saluted humbly: "Little Marquis Nai Yuanling Uncle Feng."
"Oh." Zhao Hongrun nodded suddenly, looked at the other person and said lightly: "It turns out to be the Marquis of Yuanling... Beiqu, Fenyin, Pishi, Puban, among these four cities, which one does the monarch like?"
"This Zhao Run...what does he mean by this?"
Uncle Feng, the Marquis of Yuanling, was stunned when he heard this. He did not reply immediately, but speculated in his heart on the meaning of Zhao Hongrun's words.
However, Zhao Hongrun seemed a little impatient, frowning and said: "Marquis Yuanling, I am still waiting."
Seeing this, Uncle Feng, the Marquis of Yuanling, apologized quickly and said: "Your Highness, Prince Su, how dare the young marquis ask for anything? It's just that the young marquis has a nephew who is familiar with military books and is good at martial arts. I hope he can recommend him to Prince Su... Xiaohou
I believe that this son will not disappoint His Royal Highness Prince Su, and will definitely serve as a lieutenant in the garrison."
"Oh." Zhao Hongrun nodded, and then asked: "What is the name of Junhou's nephew?"
"It's called Chen Zhi." Uncle Feng, Marquis of Yuanling, had no idea what he was thinking of, and said quickly with a slight smile on his face.
"Oh." Zhao Hongrun nodded clearly and asked: "May I ask you, Junhou, if your nephew has any military merits or achievements?"
"This." Uncle Feng, Marquis of Yuanling, hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "For the time being... not yet."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun showed a troubled expression, shook his head and said: "This is not easy to handle. He has no military honors and no merits. I don't think my nephew is a suitable candidate. What's more..." At this point,
There was a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, and he changed his tone and said coldly: "I do not think that you, Marquis Yuanling, are qualified to recommend the garrison lieutenant."
Such naked ridicule made Uncle Feng, Marquis of Yuanling,'s face suddenly darken: "What do His Highnesses, Prince Su, mean by these words? Does His Highness, Prince Su, want to humiliate Xiaohou?"
"You misunderstood." Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said seriously: "I am not saying that you are not qualified, I am saying that the vast majority of people in the palace are not qualified!"