Chapter 783

"If you have any questions, you can ask me."

Gu Jiu tells her servant girl ah Qing to make a new pot of water and make tea again.

The tea rolled and rolled in the boiling water.

Gu Jiu pushes the cup forward and puts it in front of Mr. Li. He smiles and signals to the other party to drink tea.

Mr. Li asked bluntly, "why does madam attach so much importance to the northwest?"

Gu Jiu asked with a smile, "why do adults care so much about the northwest?"

"If Liu Zhao wants me to go to the northwest, I will naturally care."

Gu Jiu said: "in my wife's eyes, the northwest is a mineral vein that has not been mined, and it has amazing wealth. I'm a businessman, a businessman pursues profits. The Northwest has money. Naturally, I want to manage the northwest well. "

"People all say that the northwest is poor. Why does the only lady say that the Northwest has amazing wealth? Is it the ignorance of the world, or does the lady know what we don't know? Or is it that my wife, who has new business opportunities in the northwest of China, refuses to disclose anything

Gu Jiu said with a smile: "there are business opportunities in Northwest China. However, these are business secrets, which are not to be spread out. Your honor, I can't tell you the truth. "

Mr. Li choked.

He did not expect Gu Jiu to admit that there are business opportunities in the northwest, but he would not disclose more information on the pretext of trade secrets.

He asked, "Madame just said that you can ask any questions you have. I asked, but my wife didn't answer my question. "

Gu Jiu said with a smile, "if you have any questions, you can ask me. This always counts. However, it is up to my wife to decide whether or not to answer the adult's questions. Please forgive me

Li Da was half dead.

Even playing word games with him.

"Madame is not sincere enough."

Gu Jiu blew the tea and took a sip. "Before adults ask others to show sincerity, should they show a little sincerity?"

Adult Li hehe smile, "I can't protect myself, just like the meat on the chopping board, you can kill."

Gu Jiu said with a smile: "adults are too modest. In my opinion, adults themselves are an invaluable treasure. The key is to use them in the right places. The northwest is big and promising. Don't you want to make achievements in your lifetime? Don't you want to be famous in history?

Xiliang and Beirong have been bothering chaotang since the founding of the people's Republic of China. Because of the internal strife in Beirong, he was unable to go south. On the other side of Xiliang, the status quo can only be maintained by relying on the awe of the northwest army and the limited trade on the other side.

The status quo has been maintained at the border for more than ten years. As everyone knows, one day will lead to less peace. Soon, there will be war. With the current financial resources of the imperial court, Mr. Li estimated how large a war could it support? If the war is extended to three years and five years, what kind of situation will the court fall into? "

Lord Li solemnly said: "with the current financial resources of the imperial court, it can support about 100000 troops to fight a one-year war. After more than a year, if we want to continue fighting, the court must increase taxes and levy more large-scale corvee.

If you win, you can take a breath and recover slowly. If we lose the battle and are forced to extend the war to three or five years, I can only say that the consequences are unimaginable. It is possible to linger on, or change color. Because whether we fight against Beirong or Xiliang, it's a war to overthrow our country. Madame should know that. "

Gu Jiu nodded, "the so-called national war is about national strength. Neither Beirong nor Xiliang wanted to fight the national war. But it's hard to survive. If you don't fight, you don't have to eat.

As far as I know, Beirong was not spared from natural disasters in Dazhou a few years ago. The drought turned a large number of pastures into sand, and Beirong suffered heavy losses.

Beirong's main militant faction has taken the lead and is ready to move. When the main fighters have integrated all the internal contradictions, the Beirong army will surely go south. I guess it will be in a year or two. "

Mr. Li frowned, "where's the news from, madam? This dynasty and Beirong have long been cut off from each other. There are few spies sent to Beirong, and the survivors are all lurking down. It is difficult to get news of Beirong court. "

Gu Jiu solemnly said, "my news comes from the caravan. It's not what the adults think, because our Dynasty and Beirong have been cut off, and the caravan of Sihai commercial company can't enter Beirong King City. However, the caravan of Xiliang can come and go freely. "

Mr. Li was surprised, "madam, have you planted a spy in the Xiliang caravan?"

"No! My wife doesn't know about spies. My wife has the principle of making money together and has a good cooperation with many caravans in Xiliang. "

Mr. Li's beard shook.

Why can Gu Jiu always be serious nonsense, for his words and deeds to pack a layer of gorgeous coat.

Maybe it's a natural ability.

"Does your highness know the news?"

"My royal highness knows."

"Why didn't the court get any information? Does madam know how much risk it will bring if such important information is concealed and not reported? "

"Mr. Li, before criticizing my wife, can you consider it for Mrs. Ben first? What position should I take to tell your majesty that Beirong is ready to move? Am I going to die? "Mr. Li frowned, "for one's own benefit..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Gu Jiu impolitely interrupted Mr. Li, "if you don't know the details, don't rush to blame my wife. Your majesty will know about Beirong sooner or later, but not now.

In addition, Lu Hou was already preparing for the war. Therefore, even if Beirong suddenly goes south one day, our Dynasty is not without the strength of a war. The horses in Qingping horse farm are not raised for nothing, and the horse farm under my wife's name is not used for decoration. Enough horses, enough cavalry.

However, training cavalry is not an overnight feat. We need time, we need those who have the ability to delay the journey from north to south, and we need more adequate preparation. There is also a need for someone to keep an eye on the northwest army for the imperial court, so that his majesty can lay down his majesty and the Marquis Lu can rest assured. He must be an adult! "

Mr. Li kept shaking his beard.

I don't know if it's because of too much excitement or because of the congestion in the brain.

"Your Highness should not be a lobbyist himself. He is not qualified to be a lobbyist. Madame is a qualified lobbyist. "

Gu Jiu picks eyebrow a smile, "the meaning of the words, adults agree to go to the northwest?"

Mr. Li stroked his beard and said, "give me three days. I want to think about it carefully."

"Will three days be too fast? Mrs. Ben is not in a hurry. "

Gu Jiu looks at each other with a smile.

Adult Li ha ha a smile, "Madam really shouldn't hide in the back house."

Gu Jiu smiles and says, "my wife has been busy recuperating her body for the past two years, not deliberately hiding in the back house. My highness, it's not as bad as the adults said. At that time, if it had not been for his careful planning, Beirong would not have had internal strife. Beirong's highness was forced to delay for ten years. It was all due to my highness.

There are also the water forces in the south of the Yangtze River, which were created by my highness. Last year, my highness raised food and grass to share the worries of the imperial court. Not to mention what happened during his Majesty's accession to the throne.

Although my royal highness is silent and always harsh when he opens his mouth, he can not deny his talent and ability. People in the world always misunderstand the people who have few words. It is a prejudice that people who are glib are more capable. But I believe that your highness can be treated fairly and objectively. "

Mr. Li said with a smile, "madam, in order to correct your Highness's name, she has spared no effort."

Gu Jiu slightly shakes his head, "I just told the truth."

Mr. Li said: "I don't deny that Liu Zhao has ability, and he is very capable. However, compared with the control of people's heart, he is obviously not as much as his wife. He is the common kind of capable Prince and grandson, but he is by no means an amazing talent. "

Gu Jiu laughs, "as a prince, you don't need to be amazing. Mediocrity is even better. Because mediocre people can not only reassure your majesty, but also please courtiers.

In the court, many courtiers didn't like my highness, and even had a deep defense against him, because my royal highness was too powerful to be controlled by the courtiers. The prince's ability is too strong. Sometimes it is not a blessing, but a disaster. "

With that, Gu Jiu looked at the other side with a smile. "Do you want people who sit on the throne stronger or mediocre?"

Mr. Li's words are not very good.

This question is difficult to answer.

In different periods, different emperors are needed.

Generally speaking, a stronger emperor is better than a mediocre one.

However, standing on the position of the minister, naturally I hope that the emperor is a little mediocre and easy to cheat.

Mr. Li thought for a moment and asked, "does the lady think your highness is very good?"

Gu Jiu said with a smile, "of course he is very good."

"What's so good about it?"

"Good looking!"

Gu Jiu laughs playfully.

Mr. Li is completely speechless, unable to understand Gu Jiu's brain circuits.

"You don't have to worry about it. There are no perfect people. If there is such a person, adults should be worried. "

Lord Li suddenly said: "militarism!"

Gu Jiu raises eyebrows.

Lord Li continued: "Your Highness likes martial arts, is warlike, and is afraid of militarism, which is not the blessing of the people."

Gu Jiu sneered and said, "is it not the people's blessing that the king who lost his land and paid compensation for his loss of power and dishonoured his country? Adults are too one-sided. War is not necessarily a loss making business. In the past, wars cost a lot of money and food. All the courtiers opposed the war because the war brought benefits to the general, but not to the public and the court. If a war with Beirong can bring benefits to the court, how many people do you think are opposed to the war? "

"Where does the benefit come from?"

Gu Jiu smiles, "land, population, cattle, sheep, livestock, compensation for land, gold and silver, treasure, is not interest? It's a pity that the imperial court lacked the talent of management. They didn't know how to manage and how to turn the land and population into a cornucopia. It was really disappointing.

It was because these interests could not be realized for a long time that the courtiers opposed the war. It is not because people's livelihood is hard to oppose the war. For those who are really worried about people's livelihood, how many people have adults seen in officialdom for decades? Is it rare for adults to oppose things for the sake of opposition? "From the realization of the government, can you benefit from the government

"Nature! And Mrs. Ben has been working in this direction

"Then I'll wait and see."

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