Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

Pan Chengzhang was actually a hawk in the Daxia Empire. He felt that the current Daxia Empire was fully capable of being tougher.

At the same time, he also knew that the reason why Daxia could become so tough now was because of Lin Yi.

Therefore, when he heard the rumors about Lin Yi, he didn't believe it.

At the same time, he sternly warned his military personnel not to get involved in this matter.

Those who had the same idea as Pan Chengzhang, including Zeng Sen from the Navy Department, Sha Zhenhai, commander of the Daxia Empire Fleet, and Wu Qin from the Army Department, were also silently supporting Lin Yi.

Although the three of them also have a competitive relationship with Lin Yi, after all, Lin Yi's subordinates are both the army and the navy, and they are not under their control, and they don't even have a nominal subordinate relationship.

Totally, an army of its own.

However, this did not prevent them from appreciating and admiring Lin Yi.

Therefore, the three of them also secretly warned their subordinates not to be involved in the rumors about Lin Yi.

To put it simply, the three of them, like Pan Chengzhang, are passionate and patriotic people. They will not oppose anything just because they are in competition with Lin Yi.

Now, it is more beneficial for Daxia to occupy Goryeo and Kyushu Island, so there is no reason to oppose it.

So, Sha Zhenhai, Zeng Sen, and Wu Qin stood up together and said to Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty, I and Lord Pan have the same opinion. Please give your Majesty an order to strongly support Zheng Zaixu and Tokugawa's celebration."

Luo Chen heard from the side that the military agreed to support him. He was not surprised, but glanced at Qian Yi, the empire's money bag.

And what about Qian Yi? Although he felt Luo Chen's gaze, he also understood what Luo Chen meant when he looked at him. But he naturally chose to ignore it.

"Are you kidding me? My legitimate son is in the Long Xiang Army. Do you want me to dismantle my son?"

Qian Yi added in his heart, and then just stood there with his eyes and nose in mind.

When Luo Chen saw such an old man as Qian Yi, he also cursed in his heart, then stood up, cupped his hands towards Zhao Xuyi, and then said: "Your Majesty, I don't think it's appropriate."

Since Qian Yi doesn't want to come forward, he has to do it himself.

As soon as Luo Chen finished speaking, everyone present looked at Luo Chen.

Feeling the eyes of everyone around him, Luo Chen was not timid, but said to himself.

"I am opposed to continuing to support Goryeo and the Tokugawa Qingxi in Goryeo and Kyushu Island. First of all, people who are not from my ethnic group will have different intentions. I, Daxia, are not taken advantage of and use my own people's taxes to help Zheng Zaixu and Tokugawa Qingxi. .”

"Besides, we don't guarantee our support to them. They are grateful to me, Daxia. You must know that rice is worth a favor and rice is worth enmity. These are the wise sayings passed down from our ancestors."

"Secondly, Daxia is not rich now, and we don't have much money left to support the two countries."

"Your Majesty, gentlemen, everyone should know how many projects are being carried out in the empire at the same time, right?"

"Those two large railways that run through the entire empire will cost the empire [-] million imperial silver dollars in ten years. This does not include the new factories opened at the same address and the supplies purchased from various countries."

"To put everything together, I have roughly calculated that the empire's annual external expenditure requires at least [-] to [-] million imperial silver dollars."

"And how much tax do we get in Daxia now?" Luo Chen looked around at everyone, and then Youcai looked at Qian Yi.

"Shang Shu Qian, how much tax do we have in Daxia per year?"

When Qian Yi heard Luo Chen's words, he knew he couldn't escape.

So, Qian Yi took a step forward, looked at Zhao Xu, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, my current tax revenue in Daxia is less than [-] million imperial silver dollars."

Everyone present took a deep breath when they heard Qian Yi's words.

Only less than [-] million? In other words, even if Zheng Zaixu and Tokugawa Qingxi are not supported, Daxia will still have a deficit of more than [-] million yuan in revenue and expenditure per year?

This is only one year. According to this situation, it will definitely not be completed in one or two years.

This means that this will be a long-term investment, so it is very likely that Daxia will collapse in the end due to financial problems.

Zhao Xu also frowned. He still really didn't pay attention to the imbalance of financial revenue and expenditure.

Hearing Qian Yi's words, Luo Chen smiled instead.

"Your Majesty, my lords, this only counts the funds needed for the development of the empire, plus the salaries of officials and soldiers throughout the empire, this number will be much larger."

"Under the current situation, do you still think that I, Daxia, can support Goryeo and Tokugawa Qingxi?"

"Between the old ministers and Tokugawa Keiki, we can negotiate with Meiji of Sakura Country. After meeting some of the conditions of our country, we, Bactria, can give up Tokugawa Keiki at the appropriate time."

"As for Goryeo's affairs, whether it's Cui Dongxu or Zheng Zaixu, as long as they promise to be loyal to the empire, then why should we get involved in Goryeo's affairs?"

As soon as Luo Chen finished speaking, Zhao He became a little anxious.

Because, he found that Pan Chengzhang and others, who seemed to be supporting him just now, also seemed a little hesitant at this time.

So, he immediately stood up and asked Luo Chen: "Master Luo, in your opinion, the empire should give up Tokugawa Qingxi and Zheng Zaixu?"

"Your Highness, the old minister just said that there is no such thing as giving up on Goryeo. Whether it is Zheng Zaixu or Cui Dongxu, as long as the final winner of the two still maintains a front with the empire, the empire will not give up on Goryeo."

"As for Kyushu Island, to be honest, there is no empire worth investing in on Kyushu Island now. Equipment from Nagasaki and other places has also been shipped back to China and production has begun."

"The current Kyushu Island's importance to the empire has been reduced a lot."

"As for Tokugawa Qingxi, to be honest, I don't think he has the ability to defeat Meiji."

"After all, he can't even make his own bullets now. Everything depends on the support of the empire."

"And the empire's support for Tokugawa Kexi has no reward in sight, so it is just throwing money in vain."

"Master Pan just said that he doesn't want to see the hard work of the imperial warriors in vain, so I would like to ask Master Pan, then you are willing to see the empire invest money in Tokugawa Kexi, and even need the warriors of the empire to work for him, and Don’t you see any return?”

When Pan Chengzhang heard Luo Chen's words, although he was reluctant to admit it, he still nodded vigorously.

Seeing Pan Chengzhang also shaking his head, Luo Chen raised the corners of his mouth slightly and continued: "It seems that Lord Pan is not willing either, so what reason do we have to support Tokugawa Qingxi?"

"If you have that kind of money, don't invest it in building the empire."

"As long as the empire is strong enough, neither Cui Dongxu nor Meiji dare to show their teeth to the empire. This is the best way to conquer others without fighting."

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