Spend a billion taels of silver to build a city in remote Youzhou?

This was the plan the regent made before he left Kyoto!

Although it is a work-for-relief scheme that can solve the living problems of the people affected by the disaster, how is this any different from the former emperor who spent national resources to build the Changle Palace?

Li Wenhou immediately frowned: "There are so many places where money is needed!"

"Especially the actual lack of armaments reported by the major border armies reported by the Ministry of War!"

"The Ministry of Household Affairs has calculated that it will cost trillions to replenish the armaments of the four major frontier armies..."

After a pause, Li Wenhou said extremely cautiously: "Ning State is restless in all directions, and the threat we face is not just from Wu State!"

"If the other three parties start a war, where will the food and grass come from? Where will the military equipment come from?"

"The lower official believes that the regent is young after all, and what he sees will inevitably be wrong. The chief assistant should correct his mistakes to prevent Ningguo from suffering more disasters!"

"Even if we want to build a city in Youzhou... I think it will only be done after a few years when Ningguo has truly stood up and the national treasury is truly full, not now!"

Wen Boyu listened to Li Wenhou's words with a smile, but suddenly said: "Sit down and have a cup of tea."

Li Wenhou didn't sit down, he was very worried!

Li Chenan's move is too ridiculous.

If the Ning Kingdom is destroyed because of this, not only Li Chen'an will be reviled by thousands of people, but the entire Li family will probably become the target of criticism from the world's scholars.

Who can bear such a sin?

"Last winter night, when the regent told me this, my views were no different from yours, but after listening to his analysis, I think he is right!"

"The regent believes that the greatest danger to Ningguo is in the north. The barren people in the north have now transformed from a scattered nomadic tribe into a unified country."

"The deserters are warlike, which will make the north of Ningguo the most uneasy."

"Looking at the other three countries of the Ning Kingdom, the Yue Kingdom has no time to move westward due to the struggle for the throne. No matter which prince of the Yue Kingdom ascends the throne, within three to five years, what he has to do is to consolidate his imperial power.

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"Besides, the emperor's eldest son is, after all, the nephew of the current emperor of the Yue Kingdom. Although this family relationship is nothing in front of the imperial power, the cultures of the Yue Kingdom and the Ning Kingdom are of the same origin, and they must pay attention to each teacher's reputation."

"Our Xiye Kingdom to the west of Ningguo, although we attacked Linshui Pass in Guangling Prefecture during the Jinghua Period, now Xiye Kingdom is also facing the threat of the neighboring Great Wilderness Kingdom."

"Yu Wenfeng and Princess Ji Lin returned to the Great Wilderness City. I thought that it would not be long before they would send their credentials and invite me to send people to attend their wedding... At the same time, Yu Wenfeng wanted to consolidate his supremacy among the wilderness people.

, he will announce to the world the formal establishment of the Great Wilderness Kingdom, and he will be the first emperor of the Great Wilderness Kingdom!"

"This will definitely attract the attention of the Xiye Kingdom, because the Xiye Kingdom is also very aware of the barbarism of the Huangren."

"In this way, the western frontier of our dynasty will be fine within three to five years."

"As for the Uighurs, there is no need to worry. When they enter Ning Kingdom, they must first enter Shuzhou. In Shuzhou, there are soldiers from Zhongli Mansion."

"We are currently most likely to have a war with the Kingdom of Wu, so the regent gave priority to supplying the Red Flame Army with the largest number of fireworks..."

"Next, all our frontier armies will be equipped with magical weapons like fireworks. At that time, none of us will be afraid!"

Li Wenhou listened carefully, but the wrinkles between his brows did not relax at all.

Although there is some truth in the analysis of these situations, truth is often the most unreasonable thing.

If there is a mistake in judgment, the current Ningguo will definitely not be able to bear two battles at the same time.

Unless the magic weapon of fireworks can be equipped to the major frontier armies as quickly as possible, unless the best weapons can be delivered to the hands of the major frontier armies as quickly as possible.

These all require money!

He didn't ask because Wen Boiyu spoke again:

"The Ministry of Industry has sent craftsmen who have mastered the method of making fireworks to the walled city guarded by the four major border armies."

"The cost of this thing... is actually very low. In addition, the regent said that it is very easy to make this thing. Therefore, once the firearms workshops in the military cities and villages on each side are built, this thing can be produced in large quantities, enough for me to

At least Fang can defend the city undefeated!"

"But Mobei was hit by a disaster and hundreds of thousands of people were displaced. This is the biggest hidden danger!"

"What if there are remnants of Jitai raising their arms and shouting in the north... If people are hungry for a long time, they will starve to death. The moment they come back to the light, they will eat people!"

“So providing work-for-relief is the most important thing at the moment!”

"First, if the people have food to eat, a place to live, and can survive, they will not be easily taken advantage of."

"Secondly, the establishment of Yanjing City is completely different from that of Changle Palace!"

"Mobei needs a military town!"

"We must guard against the invasion of deserters at all times!"

"The regent said that if we defend Mobei, we will defend half of Ning Kingdom!"

"I think that the regent's policy is far-sighted and will benefit the long-term foundation of Ningguo. Therefore, I have no objection... I hope you can also take into account the overall situation... It is not that the regent is too ambitious, but it is a good policy for the current situation!"

The wrinkles between Li Wenhou's eyebrows relaxed a little, but he suddenly asked: "What will happen if I make a mistake?"

Wen Boyu stroked his short beard and smiled: "How can a person in this world not take a step because he is afraid of making mistakes!"

Li Wenhou left worriedly.

He hoped that the negotiations at Honglu Temple would have a better ending.

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Honglu Temple.

Wu Qian and his party came to show their kindness.

When he followed Li Wenyuan into the spacious room of Honglu Temple, he was suddenly surprised.

Because there was only one person sitting at the rather large table in the room.

An old man with white beard and hair, but energetic.

I guess he was the former Cheng Guogong, and now he is Cheng Jingting, the minister under the provincial sect.

Cheng Jingting sat tall and looked at Wu Qian, the crown prince of Wu State, and his entourage walking in. He just extended his hand to say hello:

"Sit wherever you want."

"I'm old and don't have much energy, so you don't need to show any courtesy to me, an old man."

"By the way, little baby,"

Cheng Jingting suddenly pointed at Wu Qian, "Is that old guy Xia Mochou dead?"

Wu Qian's mood suddenly lost its beauty.

Xia Mochou was the Duke of Xia of the State of Wu and the father of Xia Liu, the current Minister of War.

He was also the once famous General Zhenbei.

It is the Qicheng Walled City in Xiayuanzhou that is being guarded.

Back then, after the Red Flame Army destroyed the Yong Kingdom, they occupied Wuyaguan and waited for them to board the train. Lu Zhanxiao had led his troops to attack Xia Yuanzhou and had a battle with Xia Mochou.

In that battle, Lu Zhanxiao lost his troops and generals, but Xia Mochou did not get any advantage.

Of course, Xia Mochou also suffered a lot of losses and was unable to counterattack Wuya Pass.

After that, Lu Zhanxiao was transferred back to Kyoto of the Ning Kingdom, and Xia Mochou still ran the Qicheng Village. Today, the Qicheng Village has transformed from the former military village into seven powerful cities.

At this point, the threat from Ning State to Wu State became much smaller.

This was Xia Mochou's great achievement. In addition, the Xia Mansion in Dongxu City was originally a noble of the Wu Kingdom, so the emperor simply named Xia Mochou the Duke of Xia to show the emperor's great favor.

Wu Qian also sat down opposite Cheng Jingting, raised his head slightly, and said:

"Although Mr. Xia Guogong is old, he can still shoot a ten-stone bow, but you... It seems that there is really no one in Ning Guo who can use it!"

Instead of being angry, Cheng Jingting was happy:

"To do such a useless thing, of course you have to use a useless person like me."
Chapter completed!