When Zhao Congfang and Liu Long heard such shocking words, they both took a deep breath and asked, "How do you say this?"
"Listen to me telling you two in detail. Tanaka Cheng's planned expedition to the Xiaobolu Kingdom is to mobilize troops and mobilize almost all the soldiers under the Anxi Protectorate. If it can succeed, this will be a great achievement. Compared with the expedition against the sudden cavalry,
The Shi Hei surname is even worse. All the battalions outside Kucha City were mobilized, why did they miss him? They bypassed him and gave us military orders. What does this mean? "
Zhao Congfang was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "What do you mean...?"
"That's right. He must have offended Tanaka Cheng or Fu Meng Duhu, so he will be shelved and abandoned. Although he still has the official rank of General Zhonglang, his position will be deprived of him.
From now on, there will no longer be any authority. Without authority, he is just an idler living on free wages, so why should we care too much."
Zhao Congfang asked depressedly: "Are your words true?"
"How is this true? I am just making a wild guess, but you can continue to look down. When we return from the expedition to Xiaobolu, General Li is afraid that he will never be able to get ahead in the Anxi Protectorate."
Liu Long, who had been silent until now, suddenly asked: "Since you guessed that he has lost power, why did you still try to flatter him just now?"
"Nonsense, what if it's not?" Luan Qiu said with a crooked smile: "How can we take such a risk? If he loses power in the future, what good will I do by adding insult to injury? If he gets promoted in the future, I will offend him to death.
Isn't it like killing your future? All ideas should be kept in the stomach for a while, and it would be unsightly to show them in a hurry. The future is still long, so you are optimistic about it anyway."
Naturally, Li Siye didn't know what his three subordinates were thinking. After feeding the horses, he left the Tiaodang camp again and went to Qiuci accompanied by Teng Mu and Yan Xiaosi.
There was no special movement in Kucha City, and all the talk in the streets was about the expedition to Xiaobolu. He was still itching in his heart. Fighting was far more enjoyable than building a post station. Since they refused to use him in this expedition,
Then there is no need to reveal the nail Zonglu he arranged in Lianyun Castle in Bolechuan. He can wait until later to make plans.
He entered the Protector's Mansion and came to the entrance of the hall. Bai Xiaode was on duty outside the door. When he saw Li Siye coming, he took the initiative and said: "General Li, the Protector is discussing the expedition. You can sit quietly in the west room and wait.
When he is free, I will call you again."
"Okay," he understood very well. How could he make Shangguan wait for him if he could only wait for him?
Li Siye followed Bai Xiaode into the room. There was boiling tea on the table. The two of them chatted casually and ate two bowls. When Fumeng Lingcha's discussion was over, some soldiers naturally came out to report.
"General Li, the Protector's meeting has ended. Please come with me."
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He pushed open the next door and entered Fumeng Lingcha's study. He was sitting cross-legged in front of the desk with his brows rubbed, and there were a few bloodshot eyes in his eyes. It seemed that he had worked hard recently.
"Li Siye, who holds a humble position, is the Protector of Fumeng."
"It's Siye," Fumeng Lingcha yawned, stretched out his hands to support himself, and quickly asked him the question he was most concerned about: "How? You have checked the two inns to see if it can be achieved.
How can I spend a penny to clear the post road?”
Li Siye gave up and said, "Before I answer the question, please call General Cao Shanjun Zhang Yuanli to come first."
Fumeng Lingcha grinned and asked: "What you are talking about is the postmaster who exploited the merchants at high prices and made money through corruption at Chihe Post Office? Zhang Yuanli has already reported it to me. He took office at Chi He Post Office.
In ten years, more than six million taels of money were confiscated, equivalent to 6,000 taels of silver and 600 taels of gold. The soldiers and subordinates he bribed also confiscated 300,000 taels of money and have been dismissed and sentenced. Are you asking me to take all the money from Anxi?
How about checking all the post stations? How can we make money in this way? Such greedy people are in the minority after all. We can't kill the goose to get the eggs and kill all the Qixi postmasters with one stick?"
Li Siye thought to himself, how could I come up with such a stupid method? You, Fumeng Duhu, also think too low of me.
"No." He said, sitting upright and crossing his hands: "The method I said is to contact merchants from all over Anxi and contract all the inns to be built to the big ones, and they will fund the construction. We will provide quality standards and inn drawings. Once completed,
The quality of the project was inspected and the management rights of the post station were assigned to the merchants who built it for a period of three years. After three years, the Governor's Office took back the post station and it was still managed by the imperial court.
"good idea!"
A slightly old voice came from outside the door, and then the next door was opened. Tian Renwan, the military governor of the Fourth Town, took off his Liuhe boots outside the door and walked in while holding on to the door frame.
Li Siye quickly stood up, and Fumeng Lingcha also stood up slightly. The two of them bowed towards Tian Renwan and crossed their hands: "Subordinate, I will see Tian Zhongcheng in the end."
Tian Renwan waved his hand and said with a smile: "I am going to talk to you about the expedition to Xiaobolu Grain and Grass Transfer Station for supplies. When I arrived at the door, I heard the two of you talking about building a post station without rice. General Li's method is indeed ingenious and worth trying."
You were eavesdropping at the door just now. Li Siye was sweating in his heart. Fortunately, he didn't say anything bad about Tian Renwan, otherwise he would have been caught.
He quickly crossed his hands and said, "Zhongcheng has given me the prize. It's just an idea. It takes a lot of planning to make it work."
Tian Renwan stroked his beard and nodded, stretched out his hand to greet the two of them and said, "Let's sit down and talk."
Fumeng Lingcha quickly gave up his seat, and Renwan resisted again and again, but he had no choice but to sit down reluctantly. Fumeng Lingcha and Li Siye knelt down on the ground in sequence on the lower left side.
Fumeng crossed his hands and said: "I would like to inform Tian Zhongcheng that the location of the grain and grass transfer station should be selected in Yandu Prefecture or Bencheng Prefecture to facilitate transportation back and forth..."
"No," Tian Renwan raised his hand to stop him: "Let's talk about building a post station in Liangdao first, and postpone the food expedition until later."
Li Siye's heart moved slightly, thinking that Tanaka Cheng's emotional intelligence was quite high, and it was not easy for a person in a superior position to put others before himself.
"Okay," Fumeng Lingcha was overjoyed. Tanaka Cheng was able to put this matter first, which also showed that he finally supported the construction of the inn, the elimination of bandits, and the maintenance of trade routes.
He looked at Li Siye and said, "Please tell Zhongcheng your general thoughts."
Just when Li Siye was about to speak, Tian Renwan waved his hand and said: "I have heard just now that the inn will be built by large merchants in Anxi and other places, and the three-year operating rights will be used to benefit the merchants. It's just that I have some doubts. Business Travel
Although we know the post station in Anxi very well, we don’t know its income situation. Compared with the daily income of traveling on the trade route, building a post station seems to have its own risks. Are they willing to do business with the Protectorate?"
Li Siye crossed his hands and said, "I have just found out a corrupt postmaster in Chihe Post. I suggest that this person's head be used to dispel the doubts of the merchants."
Tian Renwan was shocked and asked: "Tell me carefully."
"It is recommended to expand the matter, behead the culprit, confiscate the property, and post the matter in the form of a notice to each of the four towns in Anxi, so that every business trip passing through Qixi can see it, and the amount of property seized can be
It should be exaggerated appropriately. Wait for some time and then make an announcement about contracting the post station."
Tian Renwan and Fumeng Lingcha nodded, and Fumeng asked him again: "The Qixi Middle Road is relatively rich, and it may be able to attract merchants to contract for construction. But the Khotan Road is different. It is barren and cold on the edge of the desert. Except for business trips, hundreds of
There is no human habitation inside, and there is a serious shortage of food. It is estimated that no one is willing to take over this stall."
"Different regions have different plans. For the post station on Khotan Road, I suggest increasing the operating period of the merchants to ten years, and building warehouses in the post station. The built warehouses will become permanent warehouses for the shops. This should attract merchants to participate.
Of course, we are not limited to the existing conditions and can slowly discuss with the merchants.”
"Not bad!" Tian Renwan clapped his hands and praised: "This plan is feasible, take it from the people, and use it for the people. Just post the notice according to your method, facing the entire Qixi, and attract merchants to participate in this matter."