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Chapter 195 The Opportunity of the North Country

After hearing what his father said, Lin Xiuming felt half-understood.

He is just a general, and he basically leads troops for training on weekdays, and rarely participates in political affairs, so he doesn't know much about many things.

However, he believes that his father's choice is correct, and his father should not drag the Lin family into the abyss.

Lin Xiuming continued: "Father, there is one more thing. I suspect that the heavy cavalry in the North Kingdom have not been destroyed."

"On the contrary, it is possible that the Northern King was destroyed by the Northern King."

Hearing this, Lin Gaoyuan said with a smile: "From the very beginning, I didn't think that the heavy cavalry in the Northern Kingdom was destroyed. If the heavy cavalry in the Northern Kingdom were really destroyed, it would be impossible for the King of the North to carry out reforms in the Northern Kingdom."

Speaking of this, Lin Gaoyuan looked at Lin Xiuming, "Tell me what you saw in the North Kingdom, and why you doubt that the heavy cavalry in the North Kingdom have not been destroyed."

Lin Xiuming then told Lin Gaoyuan what he had seen and heard in the Northland. After listening to his son's words, Lin Gaoyuan fell into deep thought.

After a while, Lin Gaoyuan came back to his senses and said: "There is nothing wrong with the Northern King's actions. We should really hide our strength now. The barbarian cavalry you saw in Tianguang City are probably real barbarians, but they are not the Northern King. The barbarians of the tribe, and the barbarians of the Sirius King's tribe."

"The King of Bei is trying to confuse the view, making you think that the King of Beixian is still there."

As an old fox who has been in court for decades, Lin Gaoyuan can see the actual situation in the North Kingdom at a glance.

Lin Xiuming said at this time: "Father, since we can all see that the heavy cavalry of the Northern Kingdom may still exist, then other people can probably see it too."

"Will the King of the North hide the military strength of the North Kingdom at this time, won't people be aware of his intentions?"

Lin Gaoyuan said lightly: "So what if you realize it? There are still so many unresolved matters in Daxia, and it is impossible for Emperor Xia to put his mind on him."

"By the way, you've been staying at home these days. If you don't have any missions, try not to contact people outside, especially those from aristocratic families."

"Some time ago, there were many large ships going south from the east. I guess His Majesty is almost ready."

Hearing Lin Gaoyuan's words, Lin Xiuming asked curiously: "What is ready?"

Lin Gaoyuan glanced at Lin Xiuming, and then said: "The Jiangnan family provoked this war and caused His Majesty to lose so much land. Do you think His Majesty will just bear it and do nothing?"

Lin Xiuming understood in an instant, and then he said: "If His Majesty sends troops south, the Jiangnan family should have noticed it, right?"

Lin Gaoyuan snorted and said: "Now the officials of the Jiangnan faction are immersed in the joy of victory. They thought His Majesty had compromised, so how could they have time to pay attention to the merchant ships at sea? If I wasn't in charge of adjusting grain prices, I'm afraid I wouldn't have noticed There are so many merchant ships at sea."

"Of course, in order to hide these merchant ships, the cooperation of a certain family in the south of the Yangtze River is definitely needed. Otherwise, there are so many merchant ships in the sea at once, and there is a high probability that other families will be aware of them. As for who is helping His Majesty, we can only wait until everything is over , we will know.”

"Okay, let's not talk about this, you have worked hard on the journey, so take a good rest today."

Having said that, Lin Gaoyuan stopped talking to Lin Xiuming.

……

at the same time.

North.

Winter is over, spring is here, the ice and snow are melting, and the weather is getting better and better.

Today was another sunny day, Lu Chen stood in the yard, basking in the sun while looking at the ledger in his hand.

At this time, Mu Zixuan, who was wearing a purple cotton coat, came to Lu Chen's side.

Lu Chen smiled and said to Mu Zixuan: "My concubine, I never expected that you would help me earn tens of millions of taels of silver in just one winter."

Compared with a few months ago, things like perfume and soap are not very profitable. The real money is coal and stoves. This winter, the carbon spheres produced by Beiwang Mansion are basically sold as much as they make.

Mu Zixuan also set up a chamber of commerce in the winter. As long as the caravan joins the chamber of commerce, they can buy goods from Beiwangfu at a low price and then resell them to other countries or fiefdoms.

It is precisely because of the establishment of the chamber of commerce that North Prince's Mansion is making money faster, and the caravans in Yancheng are also coming in an endless stream. Now the road leading to Beijun is heavily packed by horse-drawn carriages.

Mu Zixuan said: "This is all thanks to the prince's method of making money, and it has nothing to do with the concubine."

Lu Chen put his arms around Mu Zixuan's delicate body, stroked her slightly swollen belly and said, "How can this have nothing to do with you, if there is a way to make money, someone must know how to use it."

"With so much money, Beiguo can finally start a big construction project."

Seeing Lu Chen so happy, Mu Zixuan also felt very happy in her heart. She was very satisfied to be needed by the King of the North.

At this moment, a servant girl entered the main courtyard and said, "My lord, Wu Qianhu is looking for you."

Hearing this, Lu Chen immediately let go of Mu Zixuan, "My concubine, rest well, I'll go get busy first."

Mu Zixuan said softly: "Well, my lord, go slowly."

Lu Chen came to the study immediately. Wu Yuan was already waiting at the door of the study. After seeing Lu Chen, he first saluted and then passed the information in his hand to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen took a look at the information and couldn't help showing a smile.

"This king really guessed it right. The war is really over."

"The land of the three counties, my father is really willing."

Speaking of this, Lu Chen said to Wu Yuan: "Immediately summon Li Rui and the officials of Yancheng. Since the Palace of Political Affairs has been built, it should be used."

Wu Yuan immediately said: "Yes, my lord."

About an hour and a half later, all the officials from Yancheng appeared in the newly built Yizheng Hall.

The area of ​​the Yizheng Hall is very large, with hundreds of square meters. Nowadays, there are very few officials in the Northern Kingdom. Basically, one person has several positions. At this time, the Yizheng Hall looks very spacious.

After Lu Chen sat down on the royal chair directly above, the officials immediately saluted and said, "My lord, my lord is a thousand years old!"

Lu Chen gave a "hmm" and said, "Everyone, sit down."

Lu Chen did not come according to the rules of the Great Xia court. Officials of the Great Court Council of the court are required to stand, but they can sit down to discuss political affairs. Of course, they kneel.

After the officials knelt down, Lu Chen said directly: "The imperial court has already negotiated peace with Dawu. As far as this king knows, the condition of the peace talks is that the two counties that Dawu currently occupies plus Xiwu County."

Hearing this, the officials in the hall immediately started discussing.

Many of them thought that the war between the two dynasties would continue, but they did not expect it to end so soon.

At this time, Li Rui said: "My lord, this is good news for our Northern Kingdom!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen asked, "Why did Mr. Li say that?"

Li Rui said: "Siwu County has been the land of Daxia since its establishment. The population of Xibu County is basically the people of Daxia, and they have very deep feelings for Daxia. During the war, the soldiers of Dawu burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of crimes. Once the people of Xiwu County heard that the court would assign them to the Dawu Dynasty, many ordinary people must find a way to move eastward!"

"But there is no more land for them in the east. Once they leave their original land, they will become refugees."

"And our northern country just lacks population!"

Mu Changtian also said at this time: "This is indeed a good time for Beiguo to absorb people."

"but……"

"I think that the North Kingdom should not take the initiative to take in refugees."

"There will inevitably be a large number of people in Seibu County fleeing eastward, and the refugees will soon create enormous pressure on the fiefdoms of other vassals. At that time, there will naturally be vassals begging the North Kingdom to take in the refugees."

At this time, Lu Chen looked at Qin Yushan and asked, "Commander Qin, what do you think of this matter?"

There are too few civil servants now, and there are only a few people who speak, so Lu Chen has no choice but to bring Qin Yushan with him.

Qin Yushan thought for a while, and then said: "My lord, I think what General Mo said makes sense. We don't need to be too eager to recruit refugees, but we can first send people to the three counties that will be assigned to the Dawu Dynasty to spread some information. The benefits of joining the Northland."

"For example, if you join the Northland, you can get land and grain seeds. I believe that the people in those three counties will definitely choose to come to the Northland after hearing that they will share the land after joining the Northland."

Lu Chen said: "Okay then, just do what Commander Qin said."

"In addition, there are still some things about reform that need to be discussed when you are called this time."

Having said that, Lu Chen looked at Mu Changtian, "General Mo, I have read your military reform plan, and I have made some additions and adjustments to your proposal. You military officers will listen to me next time." The military reform plan, if there is anything you don’t understand, you can bring it up..."

Then Lu Chen said to the Jinyiwei soldiers beside him, "Read."

Immediately afterwards, the Jinyiwei soldier took out a scroll and began to read it.

For the next hour, they were all discussing some issues regarding the reform of the Northern Kingdom.

……

at the same time.

Yancheng, a certain restaurant opened by Xuanyue Palace.

In the private room by the window, a man in coarse clothes was waiting for someone while drinking.

After a while, a man wearing a bamboo hat entered the private room.

After he closed the door of the private room, he went straight to the window and sat down in front of the man in coarse clothes.

The man wearing the bamboo hat said at this time: "There is more than one Grandmaster in the Northern Palace. Today I saw two Grandmasters entering and leaving the Northern Palace. Although they are hiding their aura intentionally, I still noticed it."

"I'm afraid it's not easy to start."

Hearing what the man in the hat said, Su Teng drank the glass of wine in his hand, and then said with a chuckle: "Since the master of the pavilion has come in person, this task cannot fail. It's nothing but two masters."

"The Wang family can't wait any longer, we have to do it tonight."

(End of this chapter)