royal robes

Chapter 966
Zhao Pu said awkwardly: "Third Highness, if he is not an idiot, does he need protection? Look at the Third Highness Li Congjia of the Southern Tang Dynasty. He is a first-class martial arts master. He is already very low-key if he doesn't kill people. He doesn't need any protection at all. Human protection. Only an idiot like Li Hongmao needs human protection, and only he can afford the price."

"How do you know Li Hongmao? Could it be that you can't collude with foreign enemies?" Although Tian Ya doesn't care about the government, he is also King Qi of the Great Zhou Dynasty. As Guo Wei's only son and Chai Rong's younger brother, how could he not worry about people like Zhao Pu? Collusion with foreign enemies?Although Zhao Pu didn't show it normally, his influence was far greater than those of Fan Zhi and Li Chongjin.

Zhao Pu's current official position is Yongxing Jiedushi, and the upper reaches of the Weishui River, from Weinan to Fengzhou, and even Chang'an are all under Zhao Pu's control, but Chang'an has too many influences, and Zhao Pu can't get involved.

Not only is Zhao Pu's official position, he is also the leader of the Ao Gang, controlling all the import and export business of Yandao.He was the first person to handle the money earned from Salt Island. Although Lei Tianxin restricted him, Lei Tianxin's control over Salt Island was naturally far inferior to that of Zhao Pu. So far, Lei Tianxin still cannot enter and leave Salt Island at will.Zhao Pu's monthly income may be more than the combined civil and military income of the Manchu Dynasty.

The most important thing is the Imperial Army cavalry, because the Imperial Army cavalry are all members of the Ao Gang. They were originally loyal to the gang leader Zhao Pu and the backstage boss Zong Xin. Later, Guo Wei was included in the Imperial Army to protect the safety of the emperor at any time.But now that Guo Wei is dead, whether they will be loyal to Chai Rong is a question, but there is no doubt that they will be loyal to Zhao Pu.

Tianya couldn't even imagine what would happen if Zhao Pu turned against him.The cavalry of the Imperial Army may even kill the elder brother Chai Rong directly. What kind of chaos will Dazhou be in then?He also had to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, otherwise there would not even be a single emperor.

Zhao Pudao: "Third Highness, Yandao is on the border of the Southern Han Dynasty. If the salt from Yandao is to be transported to the Great Zhou Dynasty, it must pass through the Southern Han Dynasty and the Chu region. Now that Ma Chu is not here, the power of the Southern Tang Dynasty is unstable, and Li Hongmao is sent as Chu's representative. Wang governs the Chu world. As the leader of the Ao Gang, can the subordinates and Li Hongmao have no communication? Fortunately, Li Hongmao is an idiot. Tang intends to suppress it, so we have to go around and transport sea salt from the other end of the Southern Han Dynasty to Dazhou, which will waste more manpower and financial resources."

Tian Ya nodded and said, "Oh~ that's not a fool. After all, Nantang also needs salt from Yandao. This is mutual benefit."

"How can things be so simple? If Nantang suppressed Yandao's economy and transportation earlier, Dazhou's financial resources would also be greatly affected. Perhaps the attack on Nantang would be postponed for several years. In the end, Li Jing was also a Idiots, just take a little profit and let Yandao develop. Now Yandao is the most profitable business in the world. The late emperor never paid it back. The late emperor used the money for army construction and the people's livelihood of the Great Zhou, which not only revitalized the economy of the Great Zhou, but also increased the military of the Great Zhou several times. Now it is too late for Southern Tang to regret it. The battle has already begun. If they suppress Yandao again at this time, they will still offend Lei Hong, which Nantang cannot bear." Although Zhao Pu doesn't often go to Yandao, he knows the development of Yandao and the surrounding trade routes well.

Regardless of whether Chai Rong unified the world or not, Zhao Pu would not admire him, because Zhao Pu knew who paved the road best, and Zhao Pu also probably knew who Zong Xin paved the road for.

Zhao Pu knew Zong Xin at about the same time as Tianya. Although Zhao Pu was rarely by Zong Xin's side, Zong Xin also taught Zhao Pu some knowledge of economics.The most important thing in the economy is circulation. Rich people have to spend their money continuously so that others can make money. After others have money, they will spend it again, so that rich people can make money again. return.

The economy circulates in the hands of everyone, and everyone will become rich, so that the economy of the entire society will improve.

Zong Xin didn't have the strength to spend so much money, so he asked Guo Wei to spend the money.Guo Wei invested money in the construction of the army and the prosperity of society.Soldiers will of course spend money when they have money, and their consumption will eventually return to Zong Xin's hands.

Although Zhao Pu has only learned some basics from Zong Xin, he knows who the biggest contributor to the prosperity of Da Zhou is today.Only when Zong Xin spends money without consideration, will everyone in the world make money, and only after making money, these people will spend money again.

If Zong Xin made money from his business in Yandao, he would save the money.Then he will be very rich, but all the people in Da Zhou will be poor, even the emperor.Doing this is not a good thing for Da Zhou, nor is it a good thing for Zong Xin.

Zhao Pu admired Zong Xin's understanding of the economy, and also admired Zong Xin's bold behavior.As for Guo Wei, he was just a pawn in Zongxin's hands, and he was helping Zongxin spend the money.And Chai Rong just inherited Guo Wei's path and continued to move forward in this correct direction.

Different from Dazhou, many people in Southern Tang still like to save their money, so that even though Southern Tang is rich, the money is only in the hands of a few people.In terms of total financial resources, the Great Zhou is naturally inferior to the Southern Tang, but the economy of the Great Zhou is more prosperous than that of the Southern Tang, and the currency circulation speed is much faster than that of the Southern Tang.

Zong Xin once gave Zhao Pu a small example. An ordinary worker unloads goods at the dock and earns [-] Wen a day.He spent ten renminbi on half a roast chicken, five renminbi on a catty of wine, and the rest of the money on rice and vegetables. He spent almost all the money he earned in a day.

But because he has consumed, the merchant needs to purchase goods, and the ship carrying the goods arrives at the pier the next day, and this person has a job again, so he continues to unload the ship.

But if the person is not consuming today, the merchant does not need to purchase goods, and the ship that delivers the goods the next day does not need to dock at this pier, so he loses his job and spends an idle day.Although he did not consume, the [-] Wen he saved was enough to live for several days, but he lost a lot of job opportunities because of this.

Zhao Pu also understands the importance of economic circulation from this smallest example. Perhaps as Zong Xin said, people nowadays like to save money very much. In this way, he may save more and more money in his hands, but it also hinders With the circulation of the economy, his standard of living is far inferior to that of people who consume every day.

Zong Xin's idea is very reasonable, but also very bold.Because the inherent consciousness of many people is to save more money and spend it when necessary, even if they live a simple life.

Fortunately, Zong Xin sells salt, because he is not afraid of losing business, and he has enough confidence to change the living habits of ordinary people.

In fact, the economy is still so much, but everyone is better off than before. This is also the result of Guo Wei's efforts to help activate the economy and prosper the market.

If Southern Tang had suppressed Yandao earlier, Da Zhou would never have developed so well.Now that the two countries are fighting, it is too late for Li Jing to regret it, because he also needs money to fight, and the taxes paid by Yandao to cross the Chu border are also very important to him.

Because of this, Li Hongmao also became very rich.Because Li Hongmao is the first person to handle all taxes in Yandao, and Li Hongmao has made a lot of money because of this.

Li Hongmao became rich, but at the same time caused a lot of trouble.This is also the reason why Li Hongmao needs someone to protect him, because some people are jealous of him making so much money, but they dare not oppose him openly.

As long as Li Hongmao dies, it will be a good thing for the entire Jiangxi region.Because most of the taxes collected by Li Hongmao from Yandao were still handed over to the imperial court, his biggest task in Jiangxi was to disintegrate the forces in Jiangxi. They should not be allowed to develop so unscrupulously, otherwise it would directly threaten Li Jing's royal power.

Xijiang Jiedu made Zhennan King Yang Ying naturally dissatisfied with this state, and Yang Ying has been assassinated several times, but these assassins did not succeed.

Of course Yang Ying knew that this was Li Jing's plan, and first sent Li Hongmao to occupy Chu, divide half of Jiangxi's forces, and then find someone to assassinate.As long as Yang Ying dies, Li Hongmao can cover the sky with one hand in Jiangxi. Who dares to say no to him?
As long as this state is reached, half of the power in the entire Southern Tang Dynasty will return to Li Jing's hands.

Yang Ying knew who sent his assassins, but he only dared to bear it and dared not say anything. After all, he was the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Unless he wanted to rebel, he would have to knock out his teeth and swallow in his stomach.

Li Hongmao is just an idiot, but he is not a fool.He also knew that Yang Ying wanted his own life, but he didn't dare to make a move yet.Once Yang Ying made a move, the two parties would die endlessly.

At this time, the Great Zhou Dynasty had already sent troops to the Southern Tang Dynasty. Although the Zhou army was blocked from Shouzhou, people with a little military literacy knew very well that as long as Shouzhou was broken, the entire Jiangnan area would be open to the Zhou army. The gate, who can stop Zhou Jun from unifying the world?
At this time, any force is very important. Not only must they defend Shouzhou, but they must also prevent Zhou Jun from bypassing Shouzhou and directly attacking Sizhou, Haozhou and other places.If the Zhou army is allowed to succeed, then the Zhou army's defense line can directly surround Shouzhou to death, and it will only be a matter of time before the city is broken.

Before the critical moment, Li Jing couldn't show his final hole card, which was the Southern Tang Navy.At this time, there must be a stalemate with Zhou Jun, and the best choice is to resist Zhou Jun's offensive.

Li Jing is still very rational. At this time, it is cold and winter, and the naval attack has little effect. Moreover, at this time, the Zhou army occupies the pontoon. It can advance, attack, retreat, or defend. The navy is limited by the water level. If the navy fails, , Zhou Jun could almost ignore Shouzhou and directly attack Jinling.

So Li Jing wanted to procrastinate, and the Zhou army would have to retreat in the spring of the next year, otherwise he would kill them all.As long as the water army has no water level limit, the Zhou army will definitely not be able to resist the might of the Southern Tang water army.

This is a pivotal moment, and some people like to take advantage of it.For example, Zhennan King Yang Ying, if Yang Ying sent someone to assassinate Li Hongmao at this time, in order to protect the southern Tang Jiangshan Sheji, Li Jing would not investigate the matter thoroughly.After a period of delay, it is impossible for Li Jing to settle accounts with Yang Yingqiu.

So this is also the most dangerous moment for Li Hongmao. Let alone a thousand taels of gold, even ten thousand taels of gold to protect him through this half year is negotiable. As long as the person protecting him has real materials, Li Hongmao will never mind Give more money.

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(End of this chapter)