Although the opening of the forecourt can speed up the economic colonization of the Han Dynasty, when the forecourt was first opened, a large amount of materials were required as an initial investment.
The Han Dynasty was now able to control many businesses in the Northern Zhou Dynasty south of the river because after two or three years of investment, they finally got their money back. Otherwise, the merchants would definitely not go there if they were not making money.
And since the Han Dynasty has decided to attack the Northern Zhou Dynasty next year, the investment in this business will definitely be in vain, and in this short half year, I am afraid that even the cost will not be recovered. Therefore, Li Xingchen will definitely not do such a stupid thing, and wait until
After the Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition, there was no need for a market; the entire northern economy was under the control of the Han Dynasty.
But Li Xingchen doesn't mind reminding Liu Xiuzheng now, telling Liu Xiuzheng, or using Liu Xiuzheng's mouth to tell Yu Wenxian, that you should be careful, your economy is already under the influence of the Han Dynasty
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This issue does not need to be pointed out clearly by Li Xingchen. Yu Wenxian and Liu Xiuzheng should actually know it in their minds. Li Xingchen made it clear that he wanted to frighten the Northern Zhou Dynasty again. Don't take it seriously. What's more, what you want to do now is also
That's too late.
If you rashly close the market, it will most likely cause turmoil in the entire Northern Zhou market, followed by the daily lives of nearly half of the people in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
In other words, Li Xingchen did not so much want Northern Zhou Dynasty to open another Qiang market, but rather wanted to remind Northern Zhou Dynasty that although the previous Qiang market was a thorn in your side and a thorn in your flesh, you cannot pull it out easily.
You need to stop bleeding first.
Liu Xiuzheng's expression was a little gloomy.
He knew what Li Xingchen wanted to express, which was Chi Guoguo's warning, so that the Northern Zhou Dynasty did not dare to act rashly.
However, Liu Xiuzheng also knew that the current Northern Zhou Dynasty obviously did not have the capital to act rashly.
The aristocratic families in the DPRK and the Xianbei nobles were attacking each other, and the armies outside the DPRK were also struggling on various defense lines due to insufficient strength. This time, both sides were working together, and a large number of problems in the Northern Zhou Dynasty were exposed. Yu Wenxian was already very worried, so he couldn't care less.
If you attack the Han Dynasty, it will be fine as long as the Han Dynasty does not attack the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
But it stands to reason that Li Xingchen should have been aware of the embarrassing situation that Northern Zhou was currently facing. Why did he act like he didn't know anything and wanted to test it out?
Liu Xiuzheng's mind was in chaos, but he still made up his mind that he should never tell anyone about the situation he knew.
Let Li Xingchen have the headache.
"This matter can be big or small. Now that the world is peaceful, I don't want the two sides to always be at war with each other," Li Xingchen said in a deep voice, "It is not incomprehensible that your country disagrees with the discussion, but the explanation I want cannot be explained by your country either.
No, I have no time to be distracted by this matter now. You can go discuss it with Yang Aiqing of the Taiwei Mansion and the general office and come up with a definite charter."
Liu Xiuzheng was startled for a moment.
Is this the end?
Compared with his reluctance the last time he announced his audience, Li Xingchen's attitude this time is really hard to fathom.
It seems that Li Xingchen just wanted to draw him over to give him some advice, but he didn't care about the rest?
Li Xingchen said that he had other things to do now. What else was more important than the conflict between the Han Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty? Is it possible that there were some problems within the Han Dynasty that he was not aware of yet?
Is it because of the large-scale infrastructure construction in the Han Dynasty, or is it because the recently started imperial examinations have set off a counterattack by aristocratic families between the government and the opposition?
Liu Xiuzheng suddenly felt that he, as a messenger on the surface, was really incompetent behind the scenes. After all, the Han Dynasty did not completely restrict his personal freedom, but why was he not aware of these conflicts within the Han Dynasty?
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Or was Li Xingchen pretending to deceive him?
Liu Xiuzheng felt panic in his heart, and for a moment he didn't know what he should do.
However, Li Xingchen had clearly shown his impatience. Of course Liu Xiuzheng would not wait here stupidly. What if His Majesty the Emperor turned his back and refused to recognize anyone?
Li Xingchen looked at Liu Xiuzheng's back and smiled slightly.
The next time we meet, I'm afraid it won't be in Jiankang Mansion.
After Liu Xiuzheng left, Chen Yu, who was sitting in the palace and had been silent, said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is like this. I'm afraid Liu Xiuzheng will be in a dilemma. Looking at his expression, it is obvious that I have no idea what your Majesty did."
mean."
"Before going into battle, let's confuse the enemy." Li Xingchen was noncommittal.
Li Xiuchen called Liu Xiuzheng over just to make a false shot. Firstly, it made Liu Xiuzheng confused about the specific attitude of the big man. Secondly, it also made Liu Xiuzheng confused about the actual situation of the big man. After all, Li Xiuchen was quite attentive.
Create an attitude for him that the big man also has many internal problems that need to be solved urgently, so he doesn't want to get too entangled in this matter.
"What compensation does Your Majesty think we should demand from the other party this time?" Zhang Xutuo next to him also asked curiously.
Yang Su did not come. If Yang Su had been there, he and Liu Xiuzheng could have discussed and solved the problem on the spot. However, Li Xingchen's original intention was to delay it as long as possible, and use this matter to make the Northern Zhou Dynasty unclear about the specific attitude of the big man.
, so Yang Su must avoid it and just ask his little follower Zhang Xutuo to come and listen.
Zhang Xutuo couldn't make the decision anyway, and Liu Xiuzheng would definitely not take the initiative to contact him.
"Time." Li Xingchen said directly, paused, and laughed again, "Of course they should also be vigilant."
Chen Yu, Zhang Xutuo, Qin Sizu and others were all a little surprised.
However, everyone present here is also a sensitive person, and they immediately understood what Li Xingchen meant.
The two sides were arguing back and forth over this trivial matter, which naturally delayed the Northern Zhou Dynasty's preparation time for war. For the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Li Xingchen and the Han Dynasty obviously had unresolved internal conflicts, and they were nagging about this trivial matter. What does that mean?
This shows that at least now the Han Dynasty should have no intention of directly fighting the Northern Zhou Dynasty. All it did was to cover up some domestic conflicts to prevent the Northern Zhou Dynasty from taking advantage of it. In other words, the peace between the two sides can continue for a while.
time.
If Liu Xiuzheng believed this, he would inevitably focus on continuing to argue with the big man in the previous negotiations. The two sides were arguing with each other and could not finalize the matter. Naturally, this gave both parties the opportunity to solve their internal problems, regardless of the internal situation.
What is the problem and who can solve it first? At least in the short term, no one should be able to attack each other.
For Yu Wenxian, who urgently needs time to integrate his internal forces, the most lacking thing now is time. Without time, he will not be able to take action against those who oppose him in the court.