Such a person is worthy of his trust and worthy of him revealing some of his inner secrets.
When Fan Honghui heard this, he didn't speak for a long time. He only reached out and patted Lu Qiyan on the shoulder.
This shot is worth a thousand words.
Lu Qiyan handed over his hand and said, "Thank you, Commander Xiang, for your trust."
"Let's do something." Fan Honghui spat out a sentence.
Trust is based on what you do. If you want others to trust you, first of all, your behavior must withstand others' scrutiny and calculation.
"Yes!" Lu Qiyan responded seriously, his tone full of determination.
Fan Honghui smiled and patted Lu Qiyan on the shoulder again.
This time, it was full of expectations.
Rumors about the imperial court purchasing large amounts of surplus grain from the common people for the border wars are still spreading in the cities, villages and towns near the border.
Rumors spread quickly, and many people believed them, while others thought they were just nonsense.
At this time, notices were posted in various government offices, telling the people not to discuss the border war anymore, and once again emphasized that the purchase of grain was done by the Ministry of Household Affairs and had nothing to do with the war.
Even the yamen officers in the yamen, when they go out to patrol on weekdays, if they hear someone talking about this matter, they will strictly stop them. Those who refuse to listen to the dissuasion will even be taken to the yamen and given a warning.
"Look at the yamen's posture. It seems that the purchase of grain from the people has nothing to do with the border war. It is just that the Ministry of Revenue is hoarding grain to prepare for emergencies."
"Let's just say you are simple-minded. Your thinking is simple. The yamen said that the Ministry of Revenue wants to purchase grain, not the military camp to collect food. So if the military camp needs money and grain, it has to be allocated by the Ministry of Revenue. Then How do you know what the grain collected by the Ministry of Revenue is used for?”
"Then according to what you say, we are still planning to fight?"
"No, what if we don't harvest the grain early and don't harvest it late? We harvest the grain at this time and pay such a high price. What are we going to do?"
"But since it is for war, why does the Yamen specifically say that it is not for war, but we ordinary people are not allowed to say it?"
"You don't understand this, right? If this matter is mentioned in a big way to the outside world, wouldn't Jin Weiguo know about it and be on guard?"
"Understood, we have to keep Jin Weiguo from knowing, so we can catch him by surprise."
"It's not bad, it's all such a formal word..."
A group of people laughed in the tea shed. Some people finished the tea in the bowl and did not greet the shopkeeper. They just put a few pennies on the table and put on the most common sheepskin hat here to keep warm in winter. He pushed his hands into his sleeves, curled his neck and hurried away.
All the way out of the city gate, heading west. Jin Weiguo, capital, imperial palace.
Sitting on the dragon chair is the leader of Jin Wei Kingdom, Li Yanyang.
At this time, Li Yanyang frowned and looked sad, and glanced at the four people standing below.
These four people are the eldest prince Li Junhao, the second prince Li Juncheng, the prime minister Chu Hongwen, and the Duke of Wei Zhuo Shengjie.
The four of them all lowered their heads at this time, looking at their eyes, nose and heart, and remained silent.
"Everyone should have heard about the current situation at the border. The Great Zhou Kingdom is watching with eager eyes. There are a lot of changes nowadays. There are rumors that the Great Zhou Kingdom has begun to hoard a large amount of grain and grass in order to fight several big battles before New Year's Eve. , and even threatened to capture the capital of our Jin Wei Kingdom before the Dragon Boat Festival next year. What do you think about this? "
After Li Yanyang finished speaking, Li Junhao immediately raised his head and answered with cupped hands, "Father, the Great Zhou Kingdom is not strong, but it pretends to be powerful to the outside world. It is just a tiger made of straw. There is nothing to be afraid of. If the Great Zhou Kingdom does not fight anymore, That’s their understanding. If they are so restless and want to keep testing, then don’t blame us for being rude!”
"Brother, these words are so light. Since this year, our Kingdom of Jin Wei has fought with the Kingdom of Zhou dozens of times, but 80% of them have been defeated. We even lost many villages and towns at the border, and also consumed a lot of money and troops. If the big If the Zhou Kingdom really wants to attack the country with a large army, why should we, the Jin Wei Kingdom, be so rude?”
The person who spoke was Li Juncheng. When he looked at Li Junhao, his face was full of ridicule, "Should we use grain mixed with bran, or should we use hollow weapons?"
Of the two brothers, Li Juncheng was the elder and had been in the army for a long time, so he was responsible for many affairs in the army, including gathering grain and forging weapons.
Jin Weiguo has a small territory and poor land, so the court is naturally not very wealthy. In order to be able to cope with the constant friction between Jin Weiguo and the Great Zhou Kingdom, Jin Weiguo has been unable to make ends meet for many years and is under great pressure. Whether it is food, grass or weapons, it often seems a little Powerless.
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Li Junhao took his own initiative and mixed the grain with bran to increase the weight and quantity of the grain. When forging weapons, he hollowed out the middle and filled it with tin water. In this way, the same iron could forge more weapons. Weapons come out.
Li Junhao thought he was smart, but the grain mixed with bran was unpalatable and not filling. The weapons forged with tin were not strong enough and had insufficient toughness. In real battle, the weapons were easily broken and easily broken, causing many soldiers to complain. .
There were even rumors in the army that the imperial court was corrupt, profiting from military expenditures, and regardless of the life and death of the soldiers, which made the morale of the army extremely unstable. Li Yanyang also scolded Li Junhao because of this, and many affairs in the general were handed over to Duke Wei.
At this time, Li Juncheng deliberately mentioned these two things, with the intention of exposing Li Junhao's scars.
Li Junhao glared angrily and gritted his teeth, "You..."
"What, what I said is wrong?" Li Juncheng snorted, "Right now, because of the war for years, the people in the country are complaining, and there have even been gatherings of rebellions in some places. If we continue to fight regardless of what the elder brother said, I am afraid that we will not be able to survive." By the time the Zhou Dynasty reached the capital, the palace was already besieged by the people who could not survive!”
"As for what the eldest brother said about the Great Zhou Kingdom being just a tiger made of straw, it is even more ridiculous. The eldest brother also went to the front line to lead troops. What was the result? It was just an embarrassing defeat. I really don't know where the eldest brother got the confidence to say that. Come out like this!”
"My eldest brother is extremely warlike. He just wants to be on horseback every day and see some blood every day before he gives up. But has he ever thought that running a country is not just about fighting? The most important thing is the stability of the people." , the people live and work in peace and contentment!”
"The words of a coward!" Li Junhao's eyes turned red, and he pointed at Li Juncheng and shouted, "If you don't even fight, and others just think you are easy to bully, they will bully you. Then, you will I am a knife and a fish, but I am just being slaughtered by others!" (End of Chapter)