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Chapter 1397 Analysis of Jin Mansion

"Sun Li hasn't come back? He wants to take the initiative to guard the border? What is he doing?"

Lu Zhishen looked at Gongsun Sheng and asked, this was not in the plan, and he did not give an order.

"He just wants to take the lead in the war, but the border area really needs people to guard it, and the Yelv Dashi side is not honest!"

Gongsun Sheng smiled and said, he naturally saw what Sun Li was thinking, but he did not stop him. Although Sun Li was greedy for merit, his idea was not wrong, and his approach was even more beneficial to the country.

"My brother is still waiting at Xijin Mansion. I need to tell you about this!"

Lu Zhishen ordered to the soldiers beside him.

"Sun Li is really smart. I wonder if we will have a chance to come out in the next war!"

Tang Bin smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"It's not easy to figure it out. If you say so, I'll definitely approve it!"

Lu Zhishen said nonchalantly that based on his understanding of Sun Lei, the generals would definitely not refuse if they wanted to lead troops into battle, provided that the generals were indeed capable.

"hey-hey!"

Tang Bin was overjoyed when he heard this, and felt relieved after Lu Zhishen's words.

"Where's Master Deng?"

Gongsun Sheng looked around and found that Deng Yuanjue was not there, so he asked doubtfully.

"The great monk said that he will continue to lecture and promote Buddhism in Xixia!"

Lu Zhishen waved his hand and said, although he is also a monk, he is not interested in the scriptures at all. He dozes off every time he reads the scriptures. He prefers to explore Buddhism in peacetime.

"It seems that Master Deng's missionary work went smoothly!"

Gongsun Sheng smiled.

"Taoist priest, why don't you go preach? Some people in Xixia believe in the Three Purities!"

Lu Zhishen looked at Gongsun Sheng and asked.

"I'll forget it. Taoist teachings are not helpful in ruling Xixia, and I don't like preaching very much!"

Gongsun Sheng shook his head and said, Taoism talks about tranquility and inaction, and Taoism is natural, so there is no way to imprison people's thinking.

Thousands of vehicles entered the Central Plains from Juyongguan and headed towards Xijin Prefecture.

The people of Xijin Mansion were drooling when they saw this scene. The treasures on these carriages were captured from Xixia. A country's treasures are worth at least hundreds of millions.

Naturally, the people of Xijin Prefecture did not dare to think about these seizures, but with so many seizures, some of them would be given to the soldiers as rewards, and the soldiers had to spend money to eat, drink and have fun.

During this period of time, the merchants in Jijin Mansion felt like it was Chinese New Year every day. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers entered the city, and their daily consumption was astronomical, which made the merchants make a lot of money.

Even the people around Xijin Prefecture have made a lot of money. Those who are skilled go to the city to set up stalls, and those who are unskilled go to the city to sell vegetables and fruits. If not, it is easy to find a waiter in the city.

"Is Xijin Mansion so lively?"

Gongsun Sheng was a little surprised when he looked at Xijin Mansion. Before the war started, Xijin Mansion was still deserted.

But it's normal to think about it. There were many soldiers in Jijin Mansion before, but at that time the war was about to happen, and the soldiers were training in the military camp all day long and couldn't go out to spend money at all.

But things are different now. The war has been a great victory, and the management of the military camp is not so strict. The soldiers will always spend some money after receiving military pay and rewards.

Sun Lei did not come to greet him at the city gate this time. Instead, he held a banquet and waited in the palace. After all, he also returned in triumph this time.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

Lu Zhishen led everyone to the palace courtyard and saluted Sun Lei.

"Haha, Master Lu, you don't have to be polite. You did a good job this time. Xixia was wiped out!"

Sun Lei said with a smile.

"They're just a bunch of weak Xixia chickens!"

Lu Zhishen laughed and said.

"The banquet has been prepared for you. Come and stay drunk tonight!"

Sun Lei said with a smile. "Haha, Sajia has been craving this bite for a long time!"

Lu Zhishen laughed loudly, picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp. After the war started, alcohol was banned in the army, and he hadn't had a drink for a long time. You can see how he can't hold it back in a few days.

The jubilant banquet didn't end until the moon reached the branches.

Lu Zhishen was not drunk this time. Although he was a good drinker, as the coach on today's occasion, he could not get drunk no matter how drunk he was. He could not make a fool of himself in public. He still cared about the Privy Councilor's face.

"Brother, Xiliao is not peaceful. Do you have a plan?"

Lu Zhishen looked at Sun Lei and asked, if the northwest is unstable, then the Xixia he just conquered will be in chaos. No matter how hard Deng Yuanjue tries to preach, it will be difficult to stabilize the situation.

"We have already made arrangements. Next month, various grassland ministries will declare war on Xiliao. Yelv Dashi's good days are few."

Sun Lei said with a smile.

"Prairie? Those people are willing?"

Lu Zhishen asked in surprise.

"It's not up to them whether they want to or not. If they don't fight Xiliao, I will fight them!"

Sun Lei said with a smile.

In the next few days, Xijin Mansion will become even more lively. The soldiers have already received the news and will set off back to Liangshan City in a few days.

At this time, the soldiers began to buy specialties from the north, but the most were some mountain products. As for cloth, animal skins, etc., the soldiers were not interested. They seized a lot this time. According to custom, there would be Part of the reward is given to them.

royal palace.

"I heard that you still want to do business on the grassland. Are you not going to go to sea?"

Sun Lei asked, looking at the several Shanxi merchants kneeling in front of him.

"Your Majesty, we are mainly engaged in grassland trade. There are no merchant ships of these types and we cannot travel far to the sea."

The leader looked at the Wang family and said, Shanxi merchants mainly deal in salt, tea, cloth, cattle, sheep, and horses, and the Shan area is inland.

This led to the fact that Shanxi merchants did not know the water at all, and they had no sea-going ships, no clerks who knew maritime affairs, and no stewards who knew how to sail. Maritime merchants were still not suitable for them.

The reason why I didn't mention it last time is because they need other people to be on the same line in order to make the maximum profit.

"It means you give up maritime trade and want to focus on road trade?"

Sun Lei looked at the Shanxi merchants and asked.

"Yes!"

The Shanxi merchants nodded.

"Profit Distribution?"

Sun Lei looked at the Shanxi merchants and asked.

"This...according to national law?"

The Shanxi merchants exchanged glances and said that there was another very important reason why they gave up on maritime business, and that was because Zhu Que's 50% profit was too scary.

"National law? I don't seem to agree with you foreigners doing business. What if I judge you as an enemy?"

Sun Lei looked at the Shanxi merchants with a bad face. These people actually dared to play tricks in front of him. They really didn't know how to live or die.

"The villain dare not!"

A group of Shanxi merchants were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they lay on the ground shivering. It was a serious crime to subsidize the enemy, and it was a serious crime to confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans.

"I think you are very bold. These are your smuggling accounts over the years. Why don't you take a look?"

Sun Lei pointed at the accounts on the table in front of him and said coldly.

"You are so brave. Your business is huge and you dare to sell anything!"

Seeing that those Shanxi merchants were silent, Sun Lei continued to speak coldly.

The cold voice made Shanxi merchants' heads hit the ground. These Shanxi merchants were thinking rapidly at this time, wondering who had leaked the accounts. These were top secrets, and only a few of the largest families kept them.