Chapter 415 Decision
The discussion began in the Qi State court, and first determined the strategy of "purchasing" after Xia proposed by He Zhiguo.
But then there was a question. Later Xia now includes half of Nanyang County. Should I buy this?
Judging from the current situation, Nanyang County has obviously been included in its sphere of influence by Anyang.
The Grand Marshal Li Hui, who had not spoken much, spoke, "Then wait a little longer. After Anyang almost captured Nanyang County, we will go and discuss the purchase with Houxia.
Nanyang County cannot be moved, and it has become Anyang's private land. Not to mention Anyang, those merchants who want to obtain a piece of territory in Nanyang County have already gone crazy.
According to the information obtained by the military, in the past two months, the merchants and mercenary groups in Anyang have imported a total of 12 million taels of gold into Nanyang County.
Therefore, Nanyang County cannot move.
Moreover, if Houxia loses Nanyang County, it will be like losing the last hope. It will be much easier for us to negotiate and buy, and we can even take over the talents from Houxia together.
After we purchased Xia, we just made a statement about Anyang and Tianxia, and that was enough."
"In this way, it is estimated that 3 million taels of gold will be enough." He Zhiguo finally came to this conclusion.
"Okay, let's leave this matter to the prime minister." Emperor Liu once again handed over the affairs of Houxia to Prime Minister He Zhiguo.
He Zhiguo quickly stood up and "I will definitely complete the task."
Yes, the task must be completed. If it fails again, Prime Minister He Zhiguo will probably abdicate and give way to the wise.
The next moment, Emperor Cai turned to the Taiwei: "Li Hui, the war in the West has started, I will only give you three months!"
"Yes!" The Grand Marshal took over the military talisman and imperial edict and made great strides to leave the palace. A four-engine propeller plane that had been prepared for a long time was ready.
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At the same time, in the west of Qi, 500,000 fully armed and armed army were ready for the final preparations and were about to break out of the border just by receiving the final imperial edict.
Unlike the situation on the eastern coast of Yingzhou, Qi went inward and approached the central part of Yingzhou. Because of the complex situation, countries with big and small struggles openly and secretly, ancient sects counterattacked, etc., it made the place very chaotic. There are big countries with a land of thousands of miles wide; there are small countries with only a thousand miles ahead, which can barely be considered a country.
To the west of Qi, there are three small countries in the southwest: Rong, Huang, and Baishan. The three countries combined are less than half of Qi's area. Qi's strategy is to attack large forces, defeat the three countries in one fell swoop, and stop, digest and absorb, and consolidate the new border before the rest of the countries react.
In three months, three countries will be destroyed before Anyang sells arms to three countries!
It should be said that there was a three-point reason for this war because Anyang forced this to do so.
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This night, things were destined to be a lot.
More than 300,000 miles away, in the center of Yingzhou, there is a continuous mountain range, with towering peaks lined up. This is the largest mountain range in Yingzhou, Lingxiao Mountain Range. The mountains are crisscrossing north and south, extending thousands of miles.
In the northern half of the mountain range, there is the "Zhengtian Alliance", one of the Yingzhou Zhengdao Alliance, which is located on Dutian Peak; in the southern half of the mountain range, there is the "Sun and Moon Without Borders" of the Magic Alliance, which is located on Sun and Moon Peak.
The east of the mountains are the two largest countries in Yingzhou, located in the north of Zhao State and Wei State in the south. It is located in the center of Yingzhou.
In the west of the mountain range, there are several smaller countries. These countries rely on the Lingxiao Mountains to defend against Zhao and Wei. This balance has lasted for nearly ten thousand years.
But tonight, a unique battle was taking place over the Lingxiao Mountains at an altitude of more than 30,000 meters, and two supersonic planes were fighting.
One plane was sprayed with the words "Sun and Moon without Border"; one plane was sprayed with the words "Zhengtian Mengwei".
These two supersonic aircraft are naturally one of the arms auctioned in Anyang. At that time, Anyang auctioned two subsonic aircraft and three supersonic aircraft.
Among them, Riyue Wujie and Zhengtian Mengwei took photos of a supersonic plane each; Jidaozong and Western Chu Kingdom jointly took photos of another supersonic plane.
The supersonic plane photographed by Jidao Sect and Western Chu State was driven back to Jidao Sect by Wen Xiaowei, preparing to start research.
The supersonic planes of Sun and Moon Wujie and Zhengtian Alliance were driven by two masters of the God Transformation Stage, Xuan Mingzi and Xuan Zhen Taoist, and flew directly back to the Lingxiao Mountains.
Of course the fuel carried by the plane itself cannot fly more than 300,000 miles, but it doesn't matter. Xuan Mingzi and Xuan Zhen Taoist are both masters of the God Transformation Stage, and they are also deputy heads of the two alliances of the righteous and demons. Of course, they have storage equipment. Therefore, they also purchased more than 3,000 tons of fuel and 30mm cannon bullets used by millions of aircraft.
The cannon was retained on the planes sold in Anyang.
But let’s talk about Xuan Mingzi. As an old monster in the God Transformation Stage, after reading the instruction manual, you will fly the plane after fiddling with it for a few seconds, and then fly back to the boundless sun and moon in one breath.
It took only half a day to fly to it. This speed made Xuan Mingzi feel the "power of industry" while shouting happily. This is another purpose of Li Xian's auction of supersonic aircraft.
After returning to the boundless sun and moon, the masters of the magic path came and studied the supersonic plane together, and everyone was amazed!
The entire aircraft is full of magic weapons, and all materials are made of steel containing 5% black iron, and even the fuel contains liquid spiritual additives.
The complex structure and exquisite design of the aircraft, especially the structure of the engine, were amazed by everyone.
Then, the itchy people began to take turns to fly the plane and feel the expensive machine. The starting price of the aircraft is 50 million taels of gold, and the transaction price is more than 60 million taels; plus fuel, cannon bullets, etc., it exceeds 80 million taels of gold.
The supersonic plane is very cool, really good, especially the explosion when breaking through the sound barrier, which makes these experts even more enjoyable.
A few days passed in a blink of an eye, and Wuyazi, the head of the sun and the moon, was also unbearable.
As a result, a small accident occurred. The supersonic plane was too fast and crossed the boundary without paying attention. Wuyazi actually flew to the territory of the righteous alliance, that is, to the territory of Zhao.
Coincidentally, the head of Zhengtian Alliance, Taoist Xuanxuan, was also testing the plane. Then, the two met and fought with supersonic planes. I wonder if it was a tacit understanding between the two.
Starting from the evening, we will fight until midnight. In other words, all the supersonic planes are made of black iron to last for so long.
Of course, both leaders are strong men, and they don’t care about overloads or something at all.
The two supersonic planes always maintained their supersonic state and fought in the sky. So there was constant roar over the western border between Zhao and Wei countries, with the sound of planes shuttled through and the roar of organic cannons. The supersonic planes were so fast that they were all fighting territory for the two of them within a radius of thousands of miles. I don’t know how many people saw this battle.
The Emperor of Zhao looked up, "It's so fast, I'm in such a super...super...yes, supersonic battles, even masters in the God Transformation Stage can't do it. This supersonic plane actually did it.
Ji Buxian, what do you think?"
Under the rush of the two masters, the combat range of the fighter jets was tens of thousands of miles, and the two planes just flew over the Zhao State Palace. The roar at the supersonic speed alarmed countless people in the entire Zhao State imperial capital Handan; naturally, it also alarmed the Zhao State Palace and the Zhao State Emperor.
Ji Buxian was the Minister of the State of Zhao, and he could probably be regarded as the "prime minister".
Zhao State is a big country and does not adopt the "three public" system of ordinary countries, but adopts a "two provinces and six ministries system".
The two provinces are the Secretariat Monks. The Secretariat can be regarded as the emperor's secretarial team, so the chief officer of the Secretariat, can be regarded as the "Shu Ling" of the Secretariat.
There is also the Shangshu Province, which is responsible for national administration. The Shangshu Province's chief "Shangshu Order" can be regarded as the "Deputy Prime Minister", but it is directly responsible to the emperor and is not subject to the "Original Prime Minister".
There are six ministries under the Shangshu Province:
The Ministry of Personnel, the chief official is the "Censor's Officer" and is responsible for the selection and appointment of officials. This special position is to be directly responsible to the emperor, not to the Shangshu Ling; even the Censor's Officer has the right to impeach the "master and deputy prime minister".
The Ministry of Revenue, the head of the Ministry of Revenue, is the "Minister of Revenue", responsible for financial affairs such as money, grain, territory, land, taxation, etc.
The Ministry of Rites, the chief official is the "Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel", responsible for the most complicated, divination, sacrifice, history (historian), diplomacy, etiquette, national system, etc., all of which are responsible for the scope.
The Ministry of War, the chief official is the "Secretary of the Ministry of War", responsible for military and public security.
The Ministry of Justice, the chief official is the "Secretary of the Ministry of Justice", which can be regarded as a judicial department complex.
The Ministry of Works, the chief official is the "Secretary of the Ministry of Works", responsible for engineering, farmland water conservancy, craftsmen, labor service, businessmanship, etc. The Ministry of Works is responsible for building cities, opening roads, building canals, and border defense.
Such a system is more prevalent in central Yingzhou. Compared with the three quota system, the two provinces and six ministries systems are more conducive to the emperor's "centralization".
Ji Buxian was the Secretary-General of Zhao State and the Secretary-General of the Emperor. So after a problem arises, the first person the emperor had to discuss was Ji Buxian.
In the past few days, Zhao State has been discussing industry and commerce - previous cultivation conferences, auctions, etc. Zhao State sent people to attend, and even purchased a lot of goods.
This discussion has lasted for three days until it was interrupted tonight, interrupted by the crazy roar of the sky. This roar is completely different from the battle between cultivators in the past, full of rudeness and wildness.
As a result, when he came out, the Emperor of Zhao saw two crazy fights. The dark night could not stop the Emperor of Zhao from his vision, and he clearly saw the scene in the sky.
The battle of this supersonic plane gave the Emperor Zhao too much shock. Then he asked the "Secretary-General" around him.
Ji Buxian looked at the two faint trails in the sky and was silent for a while before saying: "Your Majesty, I believe that from a military perspective, industry needs to develop; business can be appropriately relaxed.
In short, industry and commerce can develop, but cannot be left alone. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles!"
"Oh?" The Emperor of Zhao turned to look at Ji Buxian, "Why are there endless troubles? According to the news we got from Anyang, the development of industry and commerce has brought about earth-shaking changes in Anyang in just four years. Anyang's wealth has even surpassed that of our country Zhao.
If it weren't for the distance, I would have wanted to steal Anyang!
Also, aren’t Qi and Jin also trying to do business? It is said that the results are very good.”
"Your Majesty, what you see is only the surface!" Ji Buxian's face became solemn, "Your Majesty, if we vigorously develop industry and commerce, it will inevitably lead to a new class.
If a large number of new classes emerge, the new and old classes will inevitably collide.
Jin State suffered defeat and was too close to Anyang, so reforms had to be carried out.
Although Qi State was reforming, almost all the industry and commerce of Qi State were controlled by the royal family and the old class.
The biggest advantage of industry and commerce is that it can quickly accumulate wealth and luck; but the biggest disadvantage is also here, it will lead to the expansion of the middle and lower classes of society.
Your Majesty, have you ever wondered what kind of disaster this will be?"
The face of the Emperor of Zhao suddenly changed! As an emperor, he knew too much: what consequences would be caused if the lower class was too expanded; at the least, the power would be lost, and at the worst, the dynasty would be changed!
Ji Buxian did not stop, but continued: "Your Majesty, Anyang has used four years to prove the powerful power of industry and commerce. In just four years, Anyang has gathered unimaginable wealth. Similarly, in just four years, at least 30 businessmen in Anyang have improved their cultivation from the foundation-building stage to the Nascent Soul stage.
It's only been four years, how old is Anyang?
If this matter was placed in our Zhao Kingdom, what kind of huge changes would it have been? What kind of shock would it bring to the empire?"
The Emperor of Zhao was shocked: "Then... let it go?"
"No!" Ji Buxian's eyes shone with a light of wisdom, "Industry and commerce have begun, and it is impossible to extinguish it. Anyang's own development and strength are the best advertisements. There will inevitably be many countries and many people trying it.
Therefore, we want to introduce industry and commerce, but we must follow the example of the "Bright Star Group", and His Majesty set up a royal group to bring all industry and commerce into His Majesty's control!"
Emperor Liu's eyes gradually shine, "Okay! This method is good, it's called... Lingxiao Group!"
When saying this, Emperor Zhao looked at the Lingxiao Mountains in the west from afar!
Lingxiao, why is it called "Lingxiao" Group? Lingxiao has two meanings.
The first is naturally its own meaning. It is above the sky, soaring into the sky, leading the country of Zhao to become the pillar of Zhao.
The second one is targeting the Lingxiao Mountains. The Lingxiao Mountains blocked the Zhao State's development to the West. More importantly, there are two huge organizations on the Lingxiao Mountains - the "Zhengtian Alliance" one of the Zhengdao Alliance, and the "Sun and Moon Unboundless" one of the Demon Alliance.
Chapter completed!