Qian Song

Chapter 470: Great Talent Zhang Shi (please vote for me!)

Chapter 470: Great Talent Zhang Shi (please vote for me!)

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"Father, the Ministry of Revenue has money, so if you save some money, it will be fine even if you spend it for another ten years, but what about ten years later?"

How could Li Cun not understand that what Li Biao meant was that the Daqian Dynasty could now rely on war to maintain its huge expenditure, but almost all the surrounding countries had been defeated by Li Cun, leaving only Java, Bo Ni, and the Western Regions. In a few countries such as Russia, Kievan Rus, and Japan, Li Cun’s approach of making a fortune from war is no longer feasible. The consequences of war include more and more soldiers fighting, and pensions for the disabled and old. There are more and more soldiers placed there, which will be a heavy burden for the Daqian Dynasty in the future.

Over the years, Li Biao and many prime ministers have been worried about this issue and have been reporting this issue to Li Cun.

But Li Cun never answered this question directly. He only said that he knew what was going on, and sent Li Biao and others away.

Li Cun is still planning to do this today.

So Li Cun said casually: "The prince does not need to worry about this matter, I have my own concerns."

Unexpectedly, this time Li Biao was determined to get an explanation from Li Cun, so he didn't let Li Cun be scared away with just one word like he did in the past.

Li Biao took a deep breath, then bowed to the ground and said frankly: "Father, I know that with my father's great talent and broad strategy, I must be fully prepared. In the eyes of my father, everything that my son and ministers are worried about is , it’s just a trivial matter that can be solved with a little effort, but please forgive me, my father, for your lack of talent and lack of knowledge. I, my son and others have racked their brains and really can’t think of this solution. If this matter is not solved properly, I will only die in my lifetime. I really don’t dare to hide it from my father. This matter has already made it difficult for me to sleep and eat well. I really don’t want to be Hu Hai and ruin my father’s family for thousands of generations!”

Feeling that these words were not strong enough, Li Biao added: "If my father has some plans in his mind, I hope my father will give me some advice and tell him not to think too much or harm my father's plans due to misunderstanding. Or maybe my father and son are alienated by the younger generation, so that my father and son cannot work together to build our great cause. If my father has not made any plans, this matter will be difficult to deal with, but as long as my father does not expand externally, my father and my son will no longer be able to do it. If we work together to disarm 200 million people and turn them into good citizens, this matter may not be impossible to solve..."

After hearing Li Biao's words, Li Cuncun shook his head slightly in his heart.

disarmament?

How can this army be cut off so easily?

At present, of the 350 million troops of the Daqian Dynasty, almost half are foreign troops.

Among them, some who are highly educated, such as soldiers from the Goryeo Army, are slightly easier to deal with. As long as they are given sufficient subsidies and laid off, they should be able to farm or work in factories honestly.

But the same cannot be said for those soldiers who are from nomadic tribes. They are not born to produce, they only know how to nomadic, fight, and harvest grass and grain. If they are laid off, when they squander all the money in their hands, there will be endless troubles.

Therefore, Li Biao's idea simply won't work.

But Li Cun also saw that Li Biao was really stumped and worried by the 350 million army.

To be honest, Li Cun actually understood Li Biao quite well.

You know, throughout the ages, no one has been in charge of such a large super empire like Li Biao.

Even Li Cun is no exception.

——It is true that Li Cun conquered this country, but in fact, many years ago, that is, since Li Biao came back from the battlefield, in addition to wars and some major events that required foresight, Li Cun was required to make big decisions. All other matters, big and small, are handled by Li Biao and the prime ministers of the Daqian Dynasty.

Facts have proved that Li Biao and the others did a good job.

Let's say that.

Li Cun almost conquered the entire East and Southeast Asia, and the first success was of course Li Cun's.

But Li Cun would not erase the contributions of Li Biao and the others just because of this.

Mobilize manpower, material resources, and transportation support to cooperate with the war, produce various weapons and equipment and ancillary items, breed war horses, develop train, shipbuilding, and navigation technologies, supervise the construction of railways, vigorously promote commercial development, vigorously promote agricultural development, and vigorously promote Industrial revolution, vigorous development of maritime trade, etc...

Let's put it this way, for most things, Li Cun actually just started and talked about it, and it was Li Biao and others who actually implemented it.

Honestly -

Don't look at it. Li Cun almost defeated the entire East Asia and the entire Southeast Asia. The results were so brilliant that they could blind anyone's eyes.

But in fact, Li Cun has been free as never before in the past few years.

Regarding the war, Li Cun only needs to arrange the person in charge.

If the frontline soldiers were short of something, Li Cun would leave it to Li Biao and others to deal with it.

As for Li Cun, he was more happy in his harem and making great strides in developing his own sowing business.

To be honest, Li Cun is really satisfied with Li Biao's work.

Li Cun even felt that even if he handled these matters personally, he might not be able to handle them as well as Li Biao and others.

It is precisely because of this that Li Cuncai has been confident and bold enough to let Li Biao and the others handle these matters.

Now I heard Li Biao tell me his heartfelt bitterness, talking about his worries, and also showed that he didn't trust him (well, Li Biao actually just didn't trust Li Cun, otherwise Li Biao wouldn't have such worries) , he just didn’t know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, and whether he was sure to solve this problem that might subvert the rule of the Daqian Dynasty, so he came to beg himself to give him an answer so that he could rule the Daqian Dynasty with peace of mind. .

Looking at Li Biao, who was acting like he was going to break the casserole and ask the truth today, Li Cun thought that he had almost arranged it, and he could reveal a little to Li Biao, otherwise, he would really give up his ability and return it. Even if his obedient son is worried, he will have to spend a lot of time training a successor.

Thinking of this, Li Cun interrupted Li Biao's emotional game:

"Okay, okay, stop pretending. If you want to know anything, just ask your father-in-law."

Hearing what Li Cun said, Li Biao quickly explained: "Father, son, minister... son, minister..."

Li Cun waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, let's go."

Li Biao, who was worried and didn't know how to explain to Li Cun, couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw that Li Cun was too lazy to listen to his lies. He thought to himself: "My father just looks like a fool, but in fact he still understands everything."

Then, Li Biao felt that he was already being stupid for having such an idea.

If his father was not like a god and Buddha, omniscient and omniscient, how could he have conquered the largest empire in history?

What's more, others don't know that Li Biao, who has already obtained the Wude Division, doesn't know that his father has been with officials, commanders, and generals above the fifth rank of the Daqian Dynasty many years ago. Spies were planted in all of them. It is no exaggeration to say that everything in the Daqian Dynasty was under the supervision of his father.

Let’s put it this way, who is the corrupt official and who is the corrupt official? Not to mention Li Cun who once had the three major intelligence agencies, namely Wude Division, the Pro-Army Guards Office and the Military Intelligence Department, but now he only has the Pro-Army Commandery. Li Cun from the two major intelligence agencies, the Wei Mansion and the Military Intelligence Agency, was as clear as a mirror in his mind. Even Li Biao, who only held the Wude Division, knew it clearly.

However, Li Cun has always taught Li Biao that "stability is more important than anything else." Moreover, these corrupt officials are just passing gods of wealth. When the court is short of money one day, they will pick a group of people to ransack every house and ask questions about their clans. The money returned to the court.

It was precisely because he finally understood this that Li Biao no longer hated these corrupt officials as deeply as before and felt uncomfortable if he did not eradicate them all. Instead, as long as these corrupt officials did not go too far, he would still It is beneficial to the construction and development of the Daqian Dynasty. Li Biao will also raise them first and then kill them slowly when needed.

In short, Li Biao knows that his father, who has 100 million, 1000 million, or even [-] million scheming sons, cannot be deceived by his little tricks at all. I am afraid that no one in this world can be deceived. His father.

Therefore, after being exposed by Li Cun, Li Biao did not show any pretense, but hurriedly said, "My farewell, my son.", and then hurried away.

After leaving the Yangxin Hall, Li Biao punched hard!

Almost eight years!

He was finally going to know what medicine his father was selling in his gourd!

The key is, he is really curious, how does his father want to solve this problem?

With this deep curiosity, Li Biao came to the Privy Council and found Zhang Shi, "Zhang Wanshun".

Speaking of Zhang Shi, everyone in the Daqian Dynasty was amazed.

From a street gangster who had a very unsatisfactory life and no one from the Muzhou underworld wanted to play with him, he suddenly became the No. 1 military officer in the Daqian Dynasty, and he stayed at this position for more than [-] years. No one in the world knows the key. Zhang Shiwen is incompetent in martial arts, and he doesn't have any great skills?Has the world misunderstood Zhang Shi?

How can it be?

Even Zhang Shi himself admitted that he knew nothing and knew nothing.

However, it was Zhang Shi who had always overpowered the famous generals of the Daqian Dynasty with brilliant records, and firmly secured his position as the No. 1 military officer in the Daqian Dynasty.

People have concluded that the reason Zhang Shi was able to do this was because of two things:

[-]. I was the first to get to know Li Cun when he started his business.

[-]. Zhang Shi absolutely obeyed all orders given by Li Cun, regardless of whether they were right or wrong.It can be said that if Li Cun said to go east, Zhang Shi would never go west, so his nickname was Zhang Wanshun, because "obedient and obedient" is no longer enough to describe Zhang Shi's obedience to Li Cun.

It is said that after Zhang Shi heard that someone called him "Zhang Wanshun", he was not ashamed but proud. He simply changed his own name to "Wanshun" and went to ask Li Cun to give it to him.

Li Cun ridiculed Zhang Shi at the time: "People are laughing at you for not having political opinions, can't you tell?"

Who would have thought, Zhang Shi laughed and said: "They are jealous that Zhang Shi is valued and trusted by the officials. Political opinions? Only those who are self-righteous need that kind of thing. I, Zhang Shisheng, do not have such a rebellious character, nor do I Worrying about that kind of thing, for me, Zhang Shi, the only truth is that the officials are always right, even if the officials are wrong, it is because the officials did it deliberately, and they must have far-reaching plans."

To a certain extent, Zhang Shicai is a truly smart person.

Zhang Shi has been in charge of the Privy Council for more than [-] years, and Li Cun never thought of replacing Zhang Shi, who wanted nothing. Zhang Shi's official career was much smoother than those of the so-called smart people.

Moreover, if you think about it carefully, Zhang Shi's behavior can be regarded as a manifestation of wisdom.

If you are not that smart, then find the smartest one, hug his lap without hesitation, and obey his words. This is how the Privy Council of the Daqian Dynasty was born.

Of course, this is also because Li Cun, who Zhang Shi hugged his thigh, can be said to be the most affectionate emperor among all the emperors in the past. He treated almost everyone who fought with him kindly and made contributions to the Daqian Dynasty.

It can be said that the civil servants and military generals of the Daqian Dynasty never had to worry about their great achievements shaking their masters.

Of course, this is also because all the civil servants and military generals of the Daqian Dynasty also realized that no matter how hard they worked and how successful they were, they could not achieve such great results that they could overwhelm the emperor.

This also made the Daqian Dynasty truly achieve the goal of making the rulers wise and the ministers good, and the common people prosperous.

As for Zhang Shi, who doesn’t know anything?

What does it matter?

Zhang Shi didn't know how to do it himself, but he listened to Li Cun and recruited a lot of capable staff.

In this way, the problem will be solved.

Li Biao is very familiar with Zhang Shi.

This is not only because Li Biao often deals with Zhang Shi, but also because Li Biao's princess is Zhang Shi's daughter.

This also reflects from the side, Zhang Shicai is the smartest person, otherwise, why is it not someone else's daughter who has the opportunity to be the queen, but Zhang Shi's daughter has the opportunity to be the queen?

but--

To be honest, Li Biao really has a hard time saying anything about his father-in-law.

Ordinarily, as Li Biao's father-in-law, Zhang Shi should help Li Biao no matter what.

But not only did Zhang Shi not do this, he also guarded Li Biao like a thief about what Li Cun had told him.

For example, Li Biao asked Zhang Shi countless times overtly and secretly about the 350 million-strong army that Li Biao was most worried about, but Zhang Shi never revealed a single word to Li Biao.

One time, Weng and his son-in-law were drinking, and Zhang Shi drank too much. Li Biao wanted to pry something out of Zhang Shi's mouth.

But Zhang Shidu was drunk and confused, but he still refused to say a word.

Li Biao got angry, and he also drank a lot of wine at that time, so he asked Zhang Shi unceremoniously: "Isn't the Privy Council afraid that one day he will ascend the throne alone?"

What Li Biao didn't expect was that after hearing his threatening words, Zhang Shi said with a smile: "After being rich for so many years, no matter how he ends up, Zhang Shi will make a lot of money."

Li Biao said: "You could have been rich for a longer time."

Zhang Shi waved his hands repeatedly: "Zhang Shi doesn't dare to be so greedy."

Then Zhang Shi said something that surprised Li Biao: "Zhang Shi knows better than anyone else that as long as the official is in power, Zhang Shi will be the Privy Envoy of Daqian. If one day, the official is no longer in office, That was the time for Zhang Shi to take up his official position."

Having said this, Zhang Shi looked at Li Biao with sleepy eyes and said with a smile: "Zhang Shi is not a talentless person as the world thinks. Zhang Shi is a great talent. It's just that there are so many mediocre people in this world who don't recognize Zhang Shi's talent. Only the officials know Zhang Shizhi's talent, and Zhang Shiyi is only willing to serve the officials. Others... hahaha...hahahahahaha..."

Although Zhang Shi didn't say what he said next, Li Biao also clearly understood that what Zhang Shi didn't say was: "Not worthy!"

Li Biao was shocked at the time!

Yu Gong, he is the crown prince of the Daqian Dynasty and the future emperor of the Daqian Dynasty.

In private, he is Zhang Shi's son-in-law, and Zhang Shi's daughter is his crown princess.

Li Biao really couldn't figure out why Zhang Shi dared to say such things to him, and why did he say such things to him?

Drank too much?

Still crazy?

Li Cun, who couldn't accept that Zhang Shi, a courtier and father-in-law, spoke like this to him, the prince and son-in-law, could not help but look at Zhang Shi with a sinister look:

"Perhaps the Privy Council feels that my father is strong and will be in power for a long time, or perhaps he feels that he will be ahead of my father, so he is fearless. However, the Privy Council must not forget that the Privy Council still has children and grandchildren!"

Zhang Shi looked at Li Biao and said with a smile: "If there was no official family, Zhang Shi would be nothing more than a rogue. They and others would all be children of the city, men and women being thieves and prostitutes. Nowadays, they and others are either revered as the crown prince, or they are in charge of the government. The emperor's kindness is so generous that it is rare in the world, and it is neither a loss nor a loss."

Looking at Zhang Shi who was not sure whether he was really drunk or pretending to be drunk for a long time, Li Biao suddenly realized something.

As Zhang Shi himself said, he is not without talent, but a great talent.

Zhang Shi is incompetent in literature and martial arts, but Zhang Shi has a huge advantage that others do not have.

That is, Zhang Shi dared to bet everything, including the lives of his family, on Li Cun. Once Li Cun lost power, Zhang Shi and his family could be buried with Li Cun, and no matter who the target was, they would not let him. Zhang Shi changed his determination.

No, Zhang Shi resolutely cut off all options for himself and his family in front of him, the crown prince of the Daqian Dynasty, the future emperor of the Daqian Dynasty, and his own son-in-law.

Li Biao changed positions with his father, thinking that if he had a person like Zhang Shi under his command, he would definitely reuse him.

It was also from that moment on that Li Biao began to value and even respect Zhang Shi, the Privy Councilor of the Daqian Dynasty and his father-in-law Lao Taishan, and no longer tried to find out any of Li Cun's decisions and plans from Zhang Shi.

Because Li Biao has realized very clearly that if his father did not give Zhang Shi an order, Zhang Shi would not say a word to him.

Now, Li Biao finally got Li Cun's order.

Li Biao is really looking forward to what Zhang Shi will say to him...

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