Wu Feng felt angry in his heart. Who was this guy? He actually lobbied local talents to work abroad. He clearly had evil intentions. He wanted Diao Su to investigate and find out where this guy came from. As he was thinking about it, he heard Brother Liangcai said: "Brother Yinglu, it's better that you know the current affairs and have escaped from the navy a long time ago. Now you are a big jeweler in the south of the Yangtze River, with business all over the East and Southeast Asia. Alas, in twenty years, you can just snap your fingers." In a short time, the dead will be buried in the belly of the fish, the miserable will not have enough to eat, and the rich will be rich. Isn’t this too unfair? "
"Brother Liangcai, don't be so frustrated. How can we compare with Brother Yinglu? Brother Yinglu came to the Navy just to go through the motions. If not, how could we succumb to the military with the power of the Peng family in the imperial capital? Let’s not be too inferior. Didn’t Brother Yinglu just say that? Let’s go to the Western Xinjiang Military Affairs Office to try our luck first. If it doesn’t work, it’s not too late to go to Napoli to hang out.” The man who was called Brother Ji Gao The man raised his voice and said, "Let's not talk about these boring things tonight. We finally let Brother Yinglu spend a lot of money. I didn't expect it to be so troublesome. I have been sitting for a long time but I am still sitting on the bench. I don't know if I can get a glimpse of her beauty."
The conversation quickly turned to other trivial matters in life. Wu Feng withdrew his attention. It seemed that Ling Tianfang did not notice the Imperial Naval Officer Training School during his trip to the south of the Yangtze River. His own naval academy had just started in the South China Sea. We need such talents, and listening to the tone of the two of them, I feel that they are not appreciating their talents. I need to say hello to Ling Tianfang and immediately recruit all the military talents in the empire. If it is because of my own mistakes, let Ling Tianfang say hello. There was already a shortage of talents in the new dynasty, and a large number of talents were expelled from the new dynasty. It was really too late to regret it.
Haven't tasted it yet. But he saw Gu Ji giving him a gesture. Instructing the other party to pay attention to the people diagonally opposite, Wu Feng turned around and took a look. But he saw a few men who looked like young scholars arguing endlessly.
"Everyone, His Highness the King of Qin has entered Beijing today. The Tang Empire is really about to be established. I don't know what His Highness the King of Qin will think after he ascends the throne. I heard that the Western Frontier Army has started fighting with the Duodun people in the north. Come, it seems that the Tang Empire will continue to implement its established policies and conduct foreign wars, but it seems that the scale of the war in Duodun is not very big. Now the empire's land has expanded to the central continent, and there are more and more enemies. Do you know if His Highness the King of Qin is going to use troops first against the Machikhans or against the Liberians?" A young man blushed and was arguing with his companions.
"Wrong, with the power of the empire today, His Highness King Qin will never use troops at will after he ascends the throne. Although the empire has been unified. But look at the embarrassment in the north, and look at the depression in the southeast. He only relies on the little economy of the original jurisdiction of Western Xinjiang. Can the foundation be able to support a large-scale war? In my opinion, today’s empire should recuperate and accumulate national strength. With the current empire’s territory, thousands of miles of land, and rich products. In addition to the people’s determination, and the foundation in the southeast is still there, only three In five years, the empire's economy will surely return to its peak. By then, the Liberians in the north and the Machihans in the south will be able to do whatever they want with ease." Another young man immediately retorted. road.
"You! Your Highness the King of Qin can still conquer the east and west of the central continent in a corner of the western border. Could it be said that after unifying the empire, it has become unbearable? If the enemy is given a chance to breathe, we will certainly be developing, but what about the enemy? The enemy will also It will continue to develop, and they may even form an alliance to jointly deal with us. By then, if the opportunity is missed, it will be too late to regret it!" The young man's face turned redder and redder, and anger was rising in his eyes.
"According to you, in the past, His Highness the King of Qin fought with the enemy without uniting? When His Highness the King of Qin fought with the Kaman people, didn't the Sisluo people finally intervene and ask for mediation? Now the Dodon and the Xijiang Army are fighting in the north, you Do you think that the other Liberian countries will be indifferent? The current situation is completely different from before. The empire is unified. Every enemy will see this trend and keep it in their hearts. If they were able to underestimate the ununified empire in the past, , but now they will only unite to fight against each other at all costs. Any war may lead to an all-out war from all directions. If you cannot realize this, you will suffer a big loss!"
After a pause, the rebuttal took up the topic again: "Never underestimate the enemy at any time. As long as the empire is strong, no matter how the enemy uses their methods and defeats ten enemies with one force, they will still fail in the end. If they are blindly militaristic , that may lead to problems within the empire itself. Why did the Tanghe Empire collapse? Isn’t it because of the rebellion of the Taiping sect? Why did the Taiping sect rebel? Because there were too many fools following them, and the fools did not consider so much moral integrity. Morality, they only know how to fill their stomachs. If this most basic requirement cannot be met, they will rise up and rebel! This truth is too simple. Could it be that His Highness the King of Qin does not understand it? "
In addition, the young man's rebuttal was even more meaningful. Wu Feng was not aware of the arguments of several people before.
It was superficial, but as soon as this person said these words, Wu Feng already realized that this person's gaze was worthy of recognition.
"Does it mean that the development of the empire's economy must be at the expense of stopping the use of foreign troops? I don't see it! Since His Highness the King of Qin can use the power of the Western Border to conquer a large part of the Central Continent, then I believe he can lead the empire to win for our Tang people. More things should belong to us!" The young man, whose face turned red and seemed to feel that he was at a loss for words, said angrily.
"I say you two should pay attention to your image. Don't straighten your neck like two fighting roosters. The future development direction of the empire cannot be determined by the two of you quarreling." Another scholar pretended to be a quarrel. However, the following words immediately made the two people who had already noticed that they were a little out of control suddenly target him again: "However, I heard that His Highness the King of Qin is vigorously developing the navy in the South China Sea. I had a conversation a few days ago. A friend came from Milan, and I heard him say that the docks of the Royal Shipyard in Milan were full of large warships that were being built overtime. It was said that those warships were built for the navy of Western Xinjiang at that time, and now His Highness the King of Qin has unified it. The Empire, that is, the place where the Imperial Navy is built. It seems that the shipyards in the south of the Yangtze River are now recruiting skilled workers. It is said that they have also received a large number of orders from the current Empire. Do you think His Highness the King of Qin will focus on the two oceans? Woolen cloth?"
"The center of gravity of the empire can only be on land. What can be found on the ocean? Even if there are some islands, what can they bring to the empire?" Some people retorted dismissively, and at this point they even blushed. The two men with thick necks had surprisingly consistent attitudes.
"That's not necessarily true. Haven't you heard that the New World has been discovered in the south of the west of the mainland? I heard from Miss Keqin a few days ago that the legend of the New World should be true and not as illusory as the rumors say. According to her , the continent and ocean we are on are like a big sphere. If you keep moving in a certain direction at a certain point, you will eventually be able to return to the original place. However, this statement is too ridiculous, as if this originated from the Western Continent. Miss Keqin's theory is very much recognized by Miss Keqin. I also heard that several people in Jiangnan are already preparing fleets to go out to sea to explore the waterways to the New World. If they are not sure at all, those profit-hungry businessmen in Jiangnan will be like this. Big interest? If there really is a land as huge as the continent we are on now, what will it bring? Isn't it worthy of our attention?" The last person to join always speaks slowly and leisurely, no Don't panic.
Seeing Gu Ji sitting over, Wu Feng, who was listening attentively, leaned over and asked quietly: "Who is the Miss Keqin they are talking about?"
"These guys are all born into wealthy families in the imperial capital. They are either the children of the gentry and nobles or the nephews of wealthy industrial, commercial and financial people. After graduating from the Imperial University, they have nothing to do and criticize current affairs all day long. A small number of them have been dragged over by Situ Yushuang, and the rest are A group of them are all your admirers. The Miss Keqin they talk about must be someone from this building, I don't know for sure." A mysterious smile appeared on Gu Ji's face.
The weird smile on Gu Ji's face made Wu Feng a little confused, but at this time, he couldn't insist on asking any more, sitting here bored and listening to a group of passionate young people speaking generously, although it was not I don't object to such a pastime, but it seems like a waste of precious time like tonight to sit here.
Before he could recover from Gu Ji's strange eyes, he had already seen that Gu Ji's expression seemed to become a little stiff all of a sudden, and his eyes became a little flickering. He turned his head in surprise, but saw a man between his eyebrows who seemed to be confused. In front of him, a man who vaguely resembled Gu Ji appeared on the opposite side, and the man in yellow had already stepped forward to greet him. Although he was still so leisurely, Wu Feng could see that the other man seemed to respect the man in front of him.
Suspicious eyes fell on Gu Ji's face. Gu Ji seemed to want to avoid something. He lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Wufeng, cover me up. That's my youngest brother. Don't let him see me here, otherwise I will It’s going to be a little troublesome to go home.”
Wu Feng suddenly understood the status of his old friend in the family. It seemed that his old friend was a typical henpecked person. A smile immediately appeared on his face: "How can that be done? What else do I expect? Will an acquaintance take us into Hong Kong?" It's too funny to talk about brotherly love at this time, Wu Feng doesn't want to stay here all night and be stupid.
"Boy, there is an acquaintance here who wants to see you." Wu Feng opened his voice and shouted, immediately attracting everyone's attention to Gu Ji, and the young man's eyes fell on Gu Ji, who looked like a bitter melon. It was extremely mixed with a shock-like surprise, "Brother?! Is it really you?"