In fact, if we only deal with the millions of troops from the Four Kingdoms, even if we add the hundreds of thousands from the Western Regions, the imperial court's current military strength will be enough. But don't forget that the Central Plains is such a big land, and troops are needed to garrison everywhere.
The troops that cannot be used at the critical moment and the remaining troops cannot cope with the combined armies of the four countries. This is why the finances are so difficult and why the old prince and others still have to recruit troops.
Finally, everyone looked at the Minister of Hubu, who gave a wry smile and stood up. Many problems were not problems at all in everyone's eyes, such as the food and grass for the equipment. The officials in charge of the food and grass said that as long as money
It is sufficient, and you can definitely get enough food and grass for a month. In the final analysis, many problems are actually due to financial constraints.
The Minister of Revenue stood up, looked at the old prince, and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, gentlemen, although we have tried our best, the finances are still very tight and the gap is really too big. It is impossible to solve this problem in a short time unless
..." Having said this, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance glanced at Zeng Yi: "Unless there is another windfall!"
Everyone also knows that the last batch of treasures from the previous dynasty were the clues provided by Zeng Yi. They provided the court with more than three million silver and equipment for 100,000 elite troops at once, which greatly eased the pressure on the court. Everyone also
Then he looked at Zeng Yi, hoping that Zeng Yi could provide some clues.
"Made, it all depends on what I do, how can I get so much windfall!" Zeng Yi lowered his head, as if he didn't see everyone looking at him.
The old prince sighed, "Hubu, how much money do you have now?"
"Your Majesty, the imperial court has worked hard to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. However, according to our speculation, to deal with the four-nation coalition, it will cost tens of millions. The gap is very large. In less than a year and a half, the imperial court will not be able to do anything at all.
It is impossible to prepare so much money."
More than half of the gap was left. When everyone heard this, helpless expressions appeared on their faces.
After a moment of silence, Zeng Yi suddenly said: "Actually, there is a way to get some money, but..."
Before Zeng Yi finished speaking, the old prince said anxiously: "What can I do?"
"Well...the imperial court still has several million silver. Although this silver cannot deal with the four-nation coalition, it is enough for the imperial court to launch a large-scale war. If this amount of silver is used to launch a war,
If you destroy a small country, you should be able to get a lot of money." Zeng Yi's method is very simple, which is to make war fortune. Zeng Yi once did things like confiscating homes and exterminating clans. It can be said that it is the easiest and fastest way to get a large amount of money. Although the court
I don’t want to touch my own officials at this juncture, but if a country is looted and its people are exterminated, it will definitely make more money than if an official is confiscated and exterminated.
Everyone was stunned when they heard what Zeng Yi said. Zeng Yi continued: "For example, North Korea is a small country, but it is still a country. It should not be a problem to get 10 million silver, right?"
Zeng Yi's method was so surprising to these officials that it even ruined their outlook. Everyone looked at Zeng Yi in confusion. After a while, the old prince coughed twice before everyone could react.
"Well, this North Korea is a vassal state of our dynasty. It has always been very loyal to the court. Moreover, North Korea has a small land and few people. The whole country is taxed. I don't know that my dynasty has only one state. I don't have that much money at all, and the cost is huge.
The price is, at most, equal to the difference between the income and the income.”
"Hey, let me use an analogy. If you are loyal to North Korea, you can switch to a country that is not loyal." Zeng Yi didn't bother to explain. He didn't know whether it was North Korea's good performance or whether these officials were simple, and he didn't know where they came from.
See North Korea's loyalty.
The goal Zeng Yi said is actually very clear. The surrounding countries, the four countries, have now formed an alliance. If they attack one, they will face the other three. It is impossible for the court to attack the allied Xixia grassland, Persia and Tubo. Apart from these four, the remaining
Next are North Korea and the island countries in the east of the Central Plains. North Korea is so weak that it can be easily destroyed. But according to their words, they can't make much money, so there is only one country left, the island country.
The island country is not big compared to the Central Plains, but compared to North Korea, it is already very large. Considering the situation of the island country, 10 million is basically not a problem. However, the strength of the island country is far greater than that of the island country, and the island country does not border such a country.
, if you want to attack an island country, you must cross the sea. This is a more troublesome matter.
After Zeng Yi finished speaking, after a while, the six-door Guo Juxia said: "The island country is not that easy to deal with. Without hundreds of thousands of elites, it is impossible to destroy the island country, and it requires crossing the sea and transporting hundreds of thousands of people across the sea.
Man, if you throw all the money from the imperial court into it, it may not be enough."
"Yes, the island country is in the Warring States Period. The princes from all walks of life are frantically raising troops. Although they belong to different princes, the total strength of the island country is quite large. Moreover, the princes from all walks of life have been fighting continuously, and the soldiers are all battle-hardened.
Our veterans are not weak in combat effectiveness. If we send fewer troops, we may not be able to capture the island country! Once we fail to capture the island country, all the previous expenses will be in vain, and we will be in trouble then."
Zeng Yi also realized at this time that he had indeed neglected the issue of cross-sea transportation. Most of the elite troops of the imperial court were from the north. Many of them had never been on a ship in their lives. If they wanted to transport across the sea, there would be such a large number of people with no ship experience.
, is a very troublesome thing. Even if the transportation is bumpy along the way, how much combat power will the army have left? If you want to fight across the sea, you must conduct targeted training, which requires a lot of training expenses.
At this moment, someone said something, "If we can confront the island country and destroy it, it is indeed a good idea. You must know that the island country also has a very special relationship with the four-nation coalition. If we destroy the island country, not only
It can solve one worry and make a lot of money."
In fact, at this point, what everyone is discussing is not whether this can be done, but whether it can be done. These important officials in the court have actually accepted Zeng Yi's opinion in their hearts, but they all feel that starting with the island country
War and the destruction of island countries are not easy tasks.
After some discussions, there was no result. The old prince pondered for a moment and said, "We will discuss this matter later and start solving the solvable problems first. Except for the work that requires money, we must speed up the other work and complete it all within a month!"
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"I obey my orders!" Everyone immediately stood up and said. (To be continued)