Chapter 833: Sunrise in the East (58)

The candlelight in the room flickered, flickering on and off, which also highlighted the uncertain faces of the two people in the room. The followers had already left, but the room was still quiet. Both Li Ru and the young man were thinking silently.

There was a crisp sound and the explosion of candles gave the dead room more life. The young man raised his head and looked at Li Ru, "Sir, what do you think?"

Li Ru was a little disappointed, "It is undeniable that while Gao Yuan has a powerful army, the people under his rule have a much better life than the people under our Da Qin rule. This is why those Qin people who fled are not willing to The reason why they think they are from Qin is because they are afraid of being captured by us."

"How did they do this?" The young man looked at Li Ru puzzledly and asked

"Today, I had a long conversation with my junior brother, Jiang Jiaquan, the chief minister of Zhengdong Mansion. In fact, we were still debating the doctrines and concepts we both insisted on. In the end, no one convinced anyone. Yingying, you know what? ? The Zhengdong Prefecture is heavily in debt. Their army relies entirely on private loans to raise military expenses. Every year they issue a large number of interest-bearing bonds to the private sector. These bonds have different maturities, some are one year, some are three years, and some are five years. With these years, they raised a large amount of military expenditures. Jiang Jiaquan laughed and said that they may be the poorest rulers in the world. "Li Rudao

Ying Ying exclaimed: "They provide various conveniences and interest-free loans to the people under their rule, but they themselves lend money to the people with interest-bearing loans. Isn't this a completely loss-making business?"

Li Ru snorted, "On paper, it's a loss, but from another perspective, it's not necessarily without benefits. First of all, they won the hearts and minds of the people. Otherwise, how could Gao Yuan attract so many people in just a few years?" A large number of refugees from all over the world came to join us, and the first arrivals became role models, attracting more and more people. As a result, Jishi County, which was originally an uninhabited place, had more than ten residents in a few years since its establishment. The second point of Wan's people shows that they have sinister intentions. Yingying, let me ask you, if you loaned me a large sum of money, would you want me to go bankrupt?"

Ying Ying smiled and said: "Of course I don't want to. If you go bankrupt, I will lose everything."

"That's it. Zhengdong Mansion first used a series of policies to win over people's hearts, giving them an excellent reputation among the people. Then they issued bonds and used their good reputation to make the people believe that they would never default on their debts. , and thirdly, the Eastern Expedition Army's successive victories on the battlefield were almost invincible and gave the people great confidence. Everyone here believed that their commander-in-chief Gao Yuan would never fail, so this snowball It’s getting bigger and bigger,” Li Ru analyzed.

"In other words, what Gao Yuan is doing now is actually a capitalless business, constantly borrowing money, and then issuing new ones to repay the old ones. As long as his credit is not bankrupt, he will definitely borrow new capital." Ying Yingruo said Thoughts authentic

"This is the Chiang Kai-shek's philosophy of hiding wealth from the people, enriching the poor country and the people! In the end, it will enrich the country and the people," Li Ru said calmly. No one paid attention to what he did back then.

Unexpectedly, Gao Yuan regarded it as a treasure and implemented it fully in his ruling area."

"Now it seems that the effect is still very good. But why did Gao Yuan do this? What is the benefit to him?" Yingying asked

"What does our king want to do?" Li Ru straightened up and asked

Lei Ying suddenly jumped up. "Is it possible that Gao Yuan also wants to dominate the world and just rely on him?"

"Why not?" Li Ru sighed: "If Gao Yuan was not able to get on the stage before, he was not enough to threaten the great cause of unification of the Qin Dynasty, but now, we must list him as the number one enemy. This is very important to the Jiang family." It's confidence. He almost openly declared to me that Gao Yuan will embark on the road to conquer the world. Donghu will definitely not escape the fate of destroying the country this time. Gao Yuan unified the Liaodong Peninsula, owning the prairie, Yan State, his territory, It’s even bigger than our Great Qin!”

"But their number of people is seriously insufficient, and the area they occupy is not an exaggeration to describe it as uninhabited, right?" Ying Ying asked rhetorically

"If you think about their policies, they are using this to continuously attract more refugees to come to him." Li Rudao said: "The policies pursued by Jiang Jiaquan have changed a lot from his previous ideas. It seems that It is the credit of Gao Yuan that you are here. This person is indeed an outstanding person in the world."

"Sir, you also think that this person will become our biggest enemy in the future of Great Qin?" Ying Ying asked

"That's right!" Li Ru nodded and said: "He is lucky. There is a Zhao country separated from our Da Qin. At present, we cannot pose much threat to him. If Shannan County had not been lost back then, maybe we would have a few more now. Zhang Zhang, and the State of Zhao, being instigated by Gao Yuan, took advantage of the conflict between Zi Lan and Zhao Wuji, causing chaos in the State of Zhao. It also had to deal with our Da Qin, but Wu Xia didn't care about him and gave him away in vain. Gao Yuan gave him a Daijun. Originally Donghu was his strong enemy, but Gao Yuan also knew this very well, so he always regarded destroying Donghu as his primary goal. Now, he is about to succeed."

"Now that the Qi army is pressing down on the border, will it pose a threat to him?"

"I hope so too!" Li Ru stood up, "Tian Dan is one of the few people in this world that your father respects. If he can cause Gao Yuan some trouble, we would be happy to see him." Yes, now the Qi people are launching a massive attack, and Langya is in danger. If the Qi army can quickly capture Langya and march into western Liaoning before Gao Yuan's main force returns, then this battle will still be possible. On the contrary, if Tian Dan is in Langya If your progress is delayed, the future will not be good."

"Qi people are attacking with an army of 200,000 this time. Even if Gao Yuan's main force comes back, the two sides will only be evenly matched, right?" Ying Ying asked in confusion.

Li Ru laughed: "If Li Xin were here, he would tell you that the truth would never be like this. The pressure of Tian Dan's expedition, logistics, and baggage was enough to exhaust his energy and enable him to fight quickly. A quick decision has the best chance of winning. If it takes a long time, hey, I'm afraid he will lose. Don't forget, Gao Yuan's army has been fighting for these years, and those blood-devouring masters who have just walked off the battlefield are all alone. If you are not careful, you may suffer a big loss. Gao Yuan's subordinates are now full of talents, especially those generals who lead troops in war. All of them have climbed out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. No one should be underestimated. Last but not least, Yingying, you are someone who has led cavalry. Can you think about the pressure the Qi people faced after tens of thousands of cavalry returned from the Liaodong Peninsula? "

Ying Ying took a deep breath, "Gaoyuan's cavalry can take advantage of their maneuverability to grind everyone to death."

"Yes, so the prospects for the battle between Qi Ren and Qi Ren are between two or two. It depends on Tian Dan's luck. Hey, Tian Dan attacked Jicheng fiercely. Although Jicheng has two generals, Hu Yanchao and Kong De, I'm afraid it will not be able to win." Unable to stop him, Tian Dan captured Jicheng. The happiest person is probably Gao Yuan. At that time, he can walk into the Jicheng Palace with dignity and dignity and sit on the chair of King Yan."

Ying Ying was bored for a while, "Sir, if you analyze it this way, I am not optimistic about Tian Dan. Gao Yuan is so powerful that he will become our biggest enemy in the future. If we want to defeat him, what do we need to do?"

"It's hard to say, but it's easy to say. As long as we defeat Gao Yuan once or twice on the battlefield, his regime will probably collapse, the people will lose confidence in him, and his finances will be in trouble. It will collapse and a vicious cycle will form."

"Gaoyuan can learn from us and make the country rich first"

"But the people here have allowed him to be cunning. When you give to them, they will be grateful, but when you want to take it back, you are an sworn enemy. If Gao Yuan really does that, his collapse will be even faster. "Quickly," Li Ru said with a smile.

"So, Gao Yuan is not difficult to deal with?" Ying Ying looked relaxed.

"Isn't it difficult to deal with him?" Li Ru shook his head, "It's really not easy to defeat this person on the frontal battlefield! We Qin people have gone through hundreds of battles, and this is not the case with the Eastern Army. We Qin people have many famous generals. , Isn’t that what happened to the Eastern Expedition Army? Did you notice what Erzi reported earlier about them recruiting young men? Dongfu, they call this the reserve force, Ying Ying, if our army is outside and is suddenly attacked by the enemy, can the troops we have recruited make it impossible for a guy like Erzi to tell whether they are regular troops?"

Ying Ying shook her head, "No, the difference is too big."

"Yes, the difference is huge. Until now, I have not seen a large-scale main force of the Eastern Expedition Army. But you only need to think about how Langya, an army that is severely understaffed, can actually fight against the Qi people. They haven't been eliminated yet, so you can imagine their fighting power. Also, on our way here, the information sent by Black Ice Platform showed that there is still a regular Eastern Expedition Army of thousands of people on Qinglong Mountain. The troops are holding on, but the Qi people are actually helpless. It seems harmless now, but maybe it will become the most critical point at some time. So Ying Ying, always think of your enemies as stronger. This will be good for you. good for the future"

"Thank you sir for your teaching." Ying Ying nodded repeatedly.

Li Ru nodded happily. Both the current King Wulie of Qin and Ying Ying, who is most likely to inherit this position in the future, have the same attitude in listening to opinions with an open mind. Just as he was about to say something more, a huge noise suddenly came from outside. It seems that waves of shouts and cheers are coming from a distance

Both of them were startled. They stood up and walked to the window. They opened the window and looked outside. The sound came from the direction of the East City Gate.

"What happened?" Li Ru asked in shock (to be continued)