"I'm afraid Mr. Liu also thought about restoring the Anxi Protectorate Mansion?" Fang Shaoqun's tone was full of sarcasm.

"The geography of the west is too bad, and it is too difficult for the army to transport food and grass." Liu Zhiyuan said: "It is enough to set up military camps and eat them step by step. It is enough to restore prosperity and spirit."

"Don't Liu Gong have never thought about the battle of Emperor Yang of Sui to conquer Goguryeo? Fang Shaoqun said: "A millions of troops were destroyed in Liaodong, and the Sui Dynasty was in chaos. Did Liu Gong have never thought about the lessons of the past?"

"What is this?" Liu Zhiyuan was furious when he heard this and said, "Fang Shaoqun, don't be too arrogant. You are younger than my son in terms of age. Don't think that if I lack you here, I won't be able to do it!"

Fang Shaoqun smiled coldly and said, "The eldest son is one year older than me, and the girls playing in the brothel are much better than me... I won't say much, Liu Gong thinks carefully, how many soldiers and horses there are in Donghu, how much food and salary supply are provided in Liaodong, how many soldiers and horses they really mobilize, how many soldiers and horses they can have, can he join forces with the Northern Li tribes to fight the enemy? Is the four princes of Donghu leading troops not under the generals of the Wei Dynasty such as Yue Zhi? Our army has hundreds of thousands of people, mobilized.

Come, how many armor, how much food, how much medicine is needed, how many bedding and tents, stoves and shovels, how many military weapons are needed, how many crossbows are needed to be prepared for the arrows, how much money and grain are needed for the various routes, how much money and grain are needed for the central government, the Political Affairs Hall, the Privy Council, the Six Ministry, the Three Divisions, the Weapon Supervisor, the Medical Supervision, Guanglu Temple, Taipu Temple, the various ministries, the Ministry, the Temple, and the Supervisors, how to coordinate and plan? Just now, it is necessary to fight the Northern Expedition, and these things will definitely be done well?"

Liu Zhiyuan also calmed down at this time. He bent his fingers and knocked on the table a few times to cover up his upset... Looking at Fang Shaoqun coldly, Liu Zhiyuan said: "What the emperor wants me to do is to win Han Zhong's support as soon as possible or get rid of Han Zhong's interference. No matter what, the plan of the Northern Expedition is imperative. Now all the ranks have begun to gather troops, prepare food and grass, and recruit people. Well, it is February now, and it is expected that by June, there will be four months left, and the time is very abundant..."

Fang Shaoqun almost cursed!

It is expected to be dispatched to one million manpower, or even more. So far, he said that there is no plan, but his grandmother said that the time is very good? It is almost the same until June next year!

Fang Shaoqun held back his anger and advised: "The emperor's idea was a bit too urgent and too eager to achieve success. Mr. Liu was a great minister. The so-called "participation in political affairs" means that he had to be considered in state affairs and should not follow others or submit to the emperor... Mr. Liu started his business by the emperor's appreciation, but in this situation, there is no need to follow the emperor too tightly. Such a folk discussion has a bad image of Mr. Liu..."

"What do you know in the countryside?" Liu Zhiyuan frowned greatly, but he could still listen to Fang Shaoqun's words.

Before the development of the important officials, of course, must stand on the side of the emperor. Without the support of the emperor, they will not go far unless they are supported by important officials like Han Zhong and become their successor.

But this possibility is as small as welcoming the emperor. Since this is the case, it is better to welcome the emperor directly.

Han Zhong has been cultivating three or five successors. The best one is of course Li Guorui, who was newly appointed as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, followed by Lin Douyao, the Fujian Road Pacifier.

Lin Douyao withstood the ruined situation after Zhangzhou was conquered in Fujian. For many years, pirates have not attacked Fujian Road again. There are strong enemies around the north and west of the Great Wei Dynasty. If the chaos in the south becomes more chaotic, a wealthy place like Zhang, Quan and Fu has been conquered by pirates many times, and the loss of more than tens of millions of yuan a year will have to mobilize a large army to defend, which will make the court run in a hurry... This is also the reason why Lin Douyao is valued.

As for the status of the Pu family, it is actually related to this matter.

Pu Xingfeng, Yan Qi, and Liu Dan are all extremely vicious people. If they were not pirates, they would have to have rules. And the Pu family was in contact with each other. I am afraid that these big pirates would really make the Wei Dynasty feel embarrassed and even create an embarrassing situation like the north.

Xu Zi was the most glorious one in this victory in Nan'an, but Lin Dooyao lost a lot of points. Originally, Han Zhong planned to order Lin Dooyao to Beijing and replace Zheng Yumin as the envoy of the Third Division and the Minister of Revenue. Now it seems that the possibility is unlikely.

Therefore, Xu Zixian became a sensational figure in Liu Zhiyuan's mansion. The last storm of the Pu family business was connected with Wu Shizhong, which made Liu Zhiyuan sigh for several days. A famous scholar could also do tricks, which made the Pu family very embarrassed. Unexpectedly, soon after, another shocking news came, killing thousands of pirates in one battle, which was a very good contribution.

The most important thing is that this incident made Han Zhong a little busy. After the war, Xu Zixian's report, the report of the inspector Xiao Zan, the prefect Yang Shiwei and others, and the report of the King of Qi all explained that the imperial guards were slow to react and even had the possibility of a trench with the pirates.

Lin Douyao was to blame, and Han Zhong would be a little embarrassed. After Liu Zhiyuan found out, he put down the past that the Pu family had entrusted and was very grateful to Xu Zixian.

No matter how short of Han Zhong lacks heirs, he can't queue up. Liu Zhiyuan was right to welcome the emperor before, but now he has mastered a great influence on his political strength. In fact, there is no need to blindly welcome the emperor.

"The Northern Expedition is imperative..." Liu Zhiyuan said toughly: "But the meticulous matters really need to be considered more... Humph, Han Zhong really can't get around it. The stones in the thatched cottage are smelly and hard!"

Fang Shaoqun smiled bitterly, Han Zhong was in the prime minister, Liu Zhiyuan's faction suddenly proposed to fight the Northern Expedition, and the emperor immediately strongly supported him, and the two joined forces to sell Han Zhong.

Under such circumstances, the Northern Expedition failed and Han Zhong was the prime minister and took the blame.

The Northern Expedition was successful, and Han Zhong achieved nothing, and his great achievements were made by the Emperor and Liu Zhiyuan. How could Han Zhong cooperate?

If Liu Zhiyuan resigns from his position as a Grand Chancellor and the emperor insists on the Northern Expedition again, Han Zhong will be able to cooperate, but can Liu Zhiyuan give in?

"Mr. Liu..."

Fang Shaoqun also had to persuade him. At this time, someone knocked on the door. Liu Zhiyuan said impatiently: "Didn't you say that when I talk to Mr. Xiao Fang, don't come and disturb me?"

"There are important guests." The person outside replied, "Pu Shougao is here."

Like in Han Zhong's mansion, Pu Shougao was also a distinguished guest in Liu Zhiyuan's Dasan Mansion, and he was more valued than in Han's mansion.

"Oh, let him come in and talk."

Liu Zhiyuan said to Fang Shaoqun: "Are you staying here to listen, or go and take a rest first and think about how to sort out the preparations for me for the Northern Expedition?"

Fang Shaoqun smiled and stood up and said, "Anyway, it won't be short of me. It's inconvenient for me to speak here, so it's better to leave."

When Pu Shougao entered the door, he bowed to Fang Shaoqun who had left. He knew that this young man in his twenties was an important guest who Liu Zhiyuan loved and hated, and was not necessarily a confidant. Liu Zhiyuan carried Fang Shaoqun behind many things, but his real decision was to leave Fang Shaoqun.

"Pu Dongzhu is rare." Fang Shaoqun was in a bad mood, and he did not think that Pu Shougao had any important matters when he came. It was nothing more than Xu Zixian. Not only did he want to suppress Xu Zixian, but he also wanted to eliminate the adverse effects of pirates on Fujian Road.

Local officials and centers of the Wei Dynasty were all pretending to be stupid. The incident on Fujian Road was said to be a pirate invading the territory, but there were already many rumors that the Pu family businessmen were not angry that the Nan'an Hou Shizi started a group training and donation, so the pirates invaded the territory. After all, the Pu family did such a thing and mobilized thousands of people. No matter how clean his hands and feet were, they would reveal clues.

What Pu Shougao is worried about now is that Lin Douyao was attacked. This is his relationship that he has been in charge for many years. Zheng Richi is watching him investigate the attack on Nan'an. Once Lin Douyao is driven away, the Pu family will be in trouble.

Even if the centipede worm dies without being stiff, the trouble afterwards will be enough to drink Pu Shou.

When I came tonight, I also beg Liu Zhiyuan to stop the fire and not stare at Lin Douyao... Han Zhong has already opened a verdict, and he can be a gullible person from Han Bingzhong and Luo Zhigong. Lin Douyao stayed, but he did not mention the arrival of the center and was still the Fujian Road Pacifier. This result is acceptable.

In addition, Pu Shougao also heard about Muqin's house. He had a sudden idea and felt that there was something worth using this matter. He certainly had other plans to come tonight.

Fang Shaoqun returned a gift to Pu Shougao. After all, he had taken thousands of stagnants from this big businessman, so he still had to have the etiquette he should have.

It is almost time to get out of Liu Zhiyuan's study.

The Dasan Mansion was still very lively, and there were noisy sounds outside the Yimen Gate, which were the hawkers selling food, the neighing of horses, the voices of people, and the shouts of doing small business.

However, the hall of the second gatekeeper was quiet. The officials who came to ask for their own opinions had their own thoughts. They could only whisper and speak in a low voice with their acquaintances. No one would make a loud noise without any loss of official style.

Hexagonal palace lanterns were hung under the masts everywhere. This was the palace lantern used by the official lords last time, and later they were all given to Liu Zhiyuan.

At least now, the Dasan Mansion of Liu Zhiyuan is far less magnificent than the grandeur of Han Zhong's mansion. It is also a large mansion with more than 500 houses. The furnishings are relatively shabby and frugal, and are deeply loved by the officials. Every few months, the emperor will give Liu Zhiyuan some things, including the palace lanterns in front of him, some furniture, calligraphy and paintings in the house, and antiques, which are all given by the emperor.

Even the emperor was very concerned about Liu Zhiyuan's food. He sent several imperial chefs from Guanglu Temple to this point, and the food was transported from the inner palace, which was very meticulous.

Fang Shaoqun sneered a few times under the shadow of the lamp. Liu Zhiyuan was a political affairs officer. His annual salary and rewards were hundreds of thousands of yuan. He pretended to be so shabby, which was just a fool who deceived the emperor.

If Xu Zixian were here, he would definitely nod in agreement... The Great Wei was indeed too generous to officials. The income level of the Ming Dynasty officials was not mentioned. In the Qing Dynasty, there were silver for the raising of honest funds. A county magistrate had at most three to four thousand taels a year, and at least one to two thousand taels a year. It seemed a lot, but the purchasing power of the silver was already very low at that time. The magistrate of the Great Wei Dynasty had a book income of more than one thousand guan a year, which was already a lot. But don't forget that the holidays of the Great Wei officials were long, and there were additional ministerial money and land income, and several additional rewards from the court. These were all benefits that officials in the Ming and Qing dynasties could not catch up with.

When he reached the prime minister's level, the annual salary of the Grand Secretary of the Qing Dynasty was pitifully low, while the annual income of the prime minister of the Wei Dynasty was more than 10 million yuan. Han Zhong's salary income was at least 1.2 million yuan per month in later generations.

Even if Han Zhong or Liu Zhiyuan accepts bribes from Pu Shougao, they will most likely be transferred to those middle and lower-level officials in the capital who have low incomes and no income from their ranks and ministers. The general view of their extra income is to be more tolerant, after all, their income is lower.
Chapter completed!