The spring mud is still going on, but Li Dong, who is far away in Baiyi, feels that this time the Qi National Alliance must be muddy in the minds of the Central Plains princes.
"What is this? Song's border troops just ran away with thousands of troops?"
Shaking the information in his hand, Director Li wondered if this was Yang Ju who was in Xuecheng and was probably lying about the military situation.
This is too nonsense!
"Your Majesty, Song Ji belongs to the Duke of Song Dynasty."
"Then you can't defect directly. Zhuloulou is still a city of the Lu State. A right-wing Sima of the Song State led his subordinates to rebel, and then went to the Lu people's territory to build fortifications. This Song Ji is
No father, no mother, no children? Or sentenced to prison without a wife?"
My uncle Shang Wuji is also confused. To be honest, Song Ji's operation is really weird.
Is it really because there is a young man from a foreign country who has black ears and looks like a wise man, so he voted for it?
Ten days later, when there was news of a fierce battle between Qi and Lu at Yangguan, detailed information on the Song-Lu border was obtained.
Only then did Li Jie and Shang Wuji understand everything that happened inside and outside Zhulou Yi.
"This Wei Ziyu... knows how to play."
Director Li touched his head and said, "It's really a trick to kill people without paying for their lives. Song Hei'er and Song Ji were completely manipulated."
"Your Majesty, regarding Si Shang's matter, would you like to... support me?"
In Shang Wuji's opinion, the momentum of the entire Hanzi Kingdom has now risen.
Although it is inexplicable to get up, it is getting up. The trend is unstoppable and must be guided.
Anyway, Hanzi's "strategic intimidation" is definitely not bad now. When Qi and Lu are fighting fiercely, a lot of rumors should also be spread within Qi.
Moreover, in Huaizhong City, there are many people from the Gao family in Qiancheng Yi. Although they are from the Qi State, it is really not true that they are of the same mind as the Marquis of Qi.
The conquest of the various tribes in Shanguo was the focus of the Gao family in Qiancheng Yi. They had territory and land in their hands and were not afraid of the monarch causing trouble. This was what the Gao family in Qiancheng Yi considered.
So when someone in Huaizhong City entrusted the Gao family of Qiancheng County to bring some goods to Qi State, could the Gao family not know that someone in Huaizhong City was planning to infiltrate Jishui and Zishui?
But it doesn't matter, it's nothing to do with the Gao family. They won't feel at ease until the current Qi Marquis dies.
"It seems that what Wei Ziyu needs is money, but he doesn't need much luggage, so give him money!"
"Your Majesty!"
When he heard that he was going to spend money again, Shang Wuji, the great steward of Hanzi Kingdom, was trembling all over. He had no choice but to be frightened.
In the past year, from Huaishuibo to Hanzi, it was just a change in name, and the cash he took out was enough to take Luo Jing around several times.
In addition to silk, the expenditure on metal currency is also staggering.
Although he plundered a large amount of gold from the Chu State, he could not withstand Li Dong's misdeeds. He was simply a boy who scattered wealth among the princes.
As for the benefits, it's not that there are none. A large number of down-and-out scholars came south to try their luck.
After wandering samurai, rangers, and nobles who failed in the struggle...
These messy and pretentious guys were all put to good use in the country of Han because of their special skills.
Anyway, even if Shang Wuji respected a guy like Zhong Xingyun, he knew he was a talent, so normally he wouldn't be willing to use him.
This kind of person is not bad in ability, but his ability to make money is even better.
A big family and a big business is not such a bad idea.
"Your Majesty, this gold...should I add some less?"
"If you lose weight, if you don't have enough money, why should others work hard? You can't rely on feelings. Who can claim the title of a man like me?"
Dong Li curled his lips and did not take his uncle's advice at all. "Wuji, think about it. When the 'crocodile people' were still barbarians in Baisha, what did they rely on? They relied on food, and they relied on having enough to eat. I'll give it to you.
When they have enough to eat, they have to work hard, this is Baisha’s rule!”
Holding a fist as big as a sandbag, Director Li's reasons are quite convincing.
"What do you rely on to recruit new righteous men? In addition to being able to eat, you can also make some money to spend time and money. After a year, it will be better than going home to work and farm, so naturally you will be satisfied. If you can still enter the house three times, three or five
Just cows, sheep, pigs and dogs, that’s even better.”
He patted the machete on his waist and said, "I let them benefit from it so much, so they have to let me benefit from it. There is going in and there is going out, there are gains and there are losses. This is the rule of the 'Yi Dan Camp'!"
Glancing at the boss's machete, my uncle Shang Wuji felt...the boss was right.
No, the boss is right.
"It's different if it's a scholar-bureaucrat's home."
Director Li raised his eyebrows, "As the saying goes, 'a man relies on his clothes and his horse relies on a saddle.' If he doesn't have money to pack things, wouldn't he be just like Mr. Ba back then? It doesn't matter if he's ugly, he's still poor. So he can only travel around for twenty
The Six Kingdoms, to put it nicely, means traveling around the country; to put it worse, it means traveling wherever you go, essentially just making a living."
"..."
He wanted to refute, but Shang Wuji felt that the boss was quite right.
Especially the young master Ba back then and the current Liuba are really hard to describe.
Shang Wuji still remembered that the bullock cart that this guy got from Gongzi Chou was still there, but the cow was eaten.
Even now, Shang Wuji admires this incident. He doesn’t know where Liuba got the courage in the first place and how he dared to eat cows.
Although Liuba is still unwilling to discuss this matter in detail, in Shang Wuji's view, this bastard must have been poor and crazy at the beginning, otherwise he would not have done such a crazy thing.
So after much thought, Shang Wuji had to admit that this down-and-out noble really needed money to package things up.
There is a fine silk formal suit, a carriage, a driver, an entourage, a servant, and a slave.
There are young masters everywhere you go, how can anyone not be polite to them?
It’s not about you as a person, but it’s about your outfit. Do you think you’ll be happy in the local area, so why invest in it?
It is normal to have such thoughts.
The local bumpkin wants the rich and noble son to become famous here, while the down-and-out son wants to use the precious land...
"Those who really can't live in their mother country, whatever ostentation they want, I will spend money to make it happen for them. If they want face, face, and benefits, then why don't you work for me? Selling yourself is not selling anywhere, I will give it to you
If you have a lot of money, of course you can sell it here."
"..."
After hearing the boss's metaphor, my uncle found it hard to accept it. After holding it in for a long time, he finally said, "Your Majesty, this sounds like a place where Qi is playing games."
It didn't directly say "nulv", "entertainment club", "bath center" or anything like that, but the similar meaning was already in place.
When Director Li heard the subtlety of his uncle's words, he immediately smiled and clapped his hands, "Wuji's comparison is really just right and just right!"
"..."
Somehow, Shang Wuji felt mentally insulted. After all, he was also the head of the Shang clan in Yinxiang after the Yunyan clan. He could be considered a scholar-bureaucrat after all.
"I don't care whether he is Song Ji or Song Zhong, or whether he is Song Hei'er or Hei Auricularia. If you can use money to deal with them, this is the most economical way. If the army really comes to invade the country, Wuji, think about it carefully.
Can our military expenses be the same as those of other countries?"
After being reminded by his brother-in-law's boss, his uncle Shang Wuji made a rough estimate of the expenses and suddenly felt that this was really true.
With the deployment of crocodile men and brave men, fighting one battle may not be enough to cover the total expenses of the battle of Wei and Zheng.
Comparing the two, it is better to severely weaken potential opponents first, and then send fewer troops to harvest, which will save more money and effort.
"Your Majesty's words make sense, but Wuji didn't think carefully."
Shang Wuji bowed sincerely, and then said, "Then, Wei Ziyu, will you send a reply to Yang Ju for support?"
"Let Wei Ziyu report the situation and give him as much money as he wants. Don't care about temporary gains and losses. This is 'spend small money to accomplish big things'."
"Yes." Shang Wuji stood up and saluted, "This is how I replied to Xuecheng."