sjar Chapter 269 Buying Weapons from the King of Qin
Chapter 269 Buying Weapons from the King of Qin
That's it! What level is Ren Laoliu?
He wants to control the entire north from here, how can it be possible without his own intelligence capabilities?
Because of this, Ye Xianggao dared not say anything about the fact that Lao Liu had harmed Ye Xianggao's concubine, and he knew very well that Lao Liu had deliberately done this today.
"You idiot! She's just a woman. We barbarians can conquer the entire Shenzhou in the future. What kind of woman can't we want? Why can't you control your pants at this moment?"
The sixth brother Bo Chijin rolled his eyes at his fifth brother.
It can be said……
Among so many brothers, the fifth one is the most useless!
Of course, this uselessness is relative to the other brothers.
Compared with those princes from the side branches of Da Qi, the fifth brother is still miles ahead of them, okay?
"Sixth Brother, I can listen to you and stop looking for Ye Xianggao's concubine, but... can you please let my little sister go?"
"Ridiculous! A grown man should be focused on conquering the world. What does a mere woman matter to him? Lao Wu, you should reflect on your mistakes!"
After saying that, Bo Chijin waved his hand and turned away.
Lao Wu stood there gritting his teeth, looking fierce, but he was helpless.
……
When the North wanted to marry a princess, what was the Queen of the South doing?
The Empress is so annoyed at this moment! So annoyed!
Listening to the Minister of Revenue chattering about what was happening with the national treasury this month and how much money was needed for the war, she felt a little overwhelmed.
Are you kidding me?
I can understand that the entire Da Qi was financially exhausted before.
Because of the disaster in the north, I used the taxes collected in the south to directly fill the gap in the north.
But what is going on now?
I have already gotten rid of this burden from the North, so why is the South still short of money? Why can't I make up for it?
In fact, the answer is very simple. It doesn’t matter whether you are in the South or the North. As long as you, the empress, still use the original mechanism, your treasury will definitely be empty.
Why doesn't Li Jize feel empty?
Some people said that he had a way of making money, such as blocking the seaport to collect protection fees, and selling arms.
But if it weren't for his financial integrity, even if you were able to increase your income, it would still be embezzled by your subordinates.
The empress now began to have nightmares again. She dreamed of the northern capital, the Beiliang Wolf Cavalry, and that there was no money in the treasury and the barbarians could move south at any time.
A generous gift crab!
why?
Why do I have to go through this kind of pain again? Damn it! I restored my country in vain, but it’s all in vain. Isn’t it the same as still standing still?
Outrageous!
The most hateful thing is the report from "King of the Northern Expedition" Gao Pan in my hand. What does it mean that they encountered Zuo Santong's large army and both sides won and lost?
To put it bluntly, it was just two noobs fighting each other. They fought for a long time but were just making random gestures.
It would be fine if they were just random gestures, but the most annoying thing is that the daily battle reports ask for financial support, weapons, armor, and ideally, some artillery or something.
Damn it, you make me sound like the God of Wealth, and you’re making a wish in front of me?
The empress had no choice but to call everyone over to discuss what to do. How should we celebrate this victory?
The best thing would be to find a capable and powerful minister among so many ministers to replace Gao Pan and let him go to war to destroy Zuo Santong.
Of course, will her dream come true? Will there really be a "savior" who will come out to save the empress's new dynasty?
That can only be said...
Daydreaming is pretty good, pretty good!
Well, how do you say it?
As I said, if the system doesn't change, it will be useless even if you restore the country.
Why did Li Jize value scholars from poor families?
Because the other scholars are representatives of the gentry and are the vested interests.
In the past, a family would have a wealthy patriarch who would sponsor people with the same surname to study and pass the imperial examinations.
Once a member of the clan passed the imperial examination and became an official, he would have to repay the family that sponsored him by evading taxes and obtaining land for his family.
The family then uses the official's power to send subsequent people in, and this cycle repeats back and forth, and the family becomes bigger and bigger.
At this time, the officials in the court had no idea where the emperor and the court were.
He believes that he is where he is today because of his ten years of hard study and the support of his clan, and it has nothing to do with you, the emperor, and the court. How can you, the emperor, expect such a person to serve the court and be loyal to you in the end!
Even if the emperor was angry and very dissatisfied with the actions of these officials, he would simply fire them and replace them with other officials.
is that useful?
To be honest, it’s useless!
The imperial examination system has been controlled by these people. No matter how many you kill, as long as you need officials to do things, the officials who replace them will still be theirs.
It's surprising or not, shocking or not, with all the turmoil going on back and forth, how can you govern your court well?
Even if it was Ruan Daying, he was a die-hard fan of the empress, right?
You can also check how many clan members are under his protection?
A loyal minister does not mean he is a capable minister, and a capable minister does not mean he is not greedy!
Are there conflicts between corrupt officials and loyal officials?
No conflict at all!
Wei Zhongxian was still a loyal minister. Wouldn't it be necessary for him to die at the emperor's command?
So when the empress asked, how should Gao Pan's situation be resolved? How should this war be resolved?
Very annoying!
It was she who was ambitious to fight and unify the South, but now she can't stand it anymore and wants to end it?
War has a characteristic: it often starts when you want to start it, but you cannot end it when you want to end it.
After discussing with everyone, Ruan Daying took the initiative to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that both sides are now in a state of equal strength. What is most needed at this time is a force that can break this middle ground."
Well said, but that's bullshit!
The empress glanced at him sideways and asked, "Excuse me, sir, what kind of intermediate force can break this balance?"
Ah this...
"I heard that the war in Qingzhou has come to an end!"
The old fox Ruan Daying didn't say it explicitly, but this sentence was already hinting wildly that if the Qin army could be allowed to join in, Li Jize would come to help.
Oh! Isn’t that just like playing?
As a result, the empress rolled her eyes and said that if Li Jize would obey her orders, she would let him fight.
How could the Northern Qi have forgotten this? Was the empress so bored that she had to run around and then come to the south to restore her country?
"Instead of asking the King of Qin for help, I think we should ask him to provide us with artillery and firearms!"
Ok?
I don’t know which funny guy said this, but it enlightened everyone.