In the afternoon of that day, the empress called all the people in the court to discuss the matter, and the reaction of the empress was more intense and tough than that of the empress.
On the spot, someone wanted to pull Gu Zicheng up and chop him up as a sacrifice to heaven, and then sent troops to Daxia.
As for how the Seventh Prince of Da Xia died and who killed him, everyone ignored it.
Everyone has one idea, I haven't troubled you yet, how dare you trouble me? If you want to fight, you can fight, are you afraid that you will fail? Just go to Daxia and loot it.
Shi Qing and Kou Zhehai, who were more mature and prudent, just stroked their beards and remained silent.
"Old man, do you have something to say?" The empress saw the reactions of the people below, and she was not surprised.
This kind of reaction is a matter of course for the ancient people.
Whoever has the biggest fist is the boss. Between the two countries, justifying is something only the weak should do.
"The old minister thinks that the Northern Protectorate, the Northeast Protectorate and the Southeast Protectorate should be reminded, especially the Northeast and Southeast Protectorate. The old minister is afraid that there will be changes in Yunguo and Chenguo, so he should always be on guard.
There is also salt. I am afraid that after the war, the merchants who transport salt from the two countries of Yun and Chen will be greatly reduced. Salt may be a big problem. Life on the mountain was even more difficult. "Shi Qing said in a deep voice.
The empress nodded slightly after hearing this.
Salt is indeed a big problem.
After the war, the commercial road transportation will definitely be affected, and the amount of salt transported into Dayao may be greatly reduced by then.
Now let's see how Ren Baqian goes to the mountains after a while.
"Your Majesty, the important minister said that instead of being on guard, it is better to strike first, go directly to Yunguo, occupy the salt field, and the matter of salt will be solved naturally. No matter how bad it is, you can also rob it. There is no way in the city of Yunguo. Are you short of salt?" Someone answered immediately. "Qin Chuan stepped forward and said.
The empress didn't say a word after hearing this, it's no problem for 15,000 people to block Yunguo, but it's impossible to break through Yunguo.
However, to seize the city of Yunguo and plunder some ironware and salt, the possibility of success is very high.
Of course, the price is equally high. At that time, it must be flanked by the two countries of Yunguo and Daxia.
Fighting on two fronts at the same time, even with Dayao's strength, is still a bit difficult.
According to the city defense and offense are completely different.
"How's the recruiting going?" the empress asked instead.
"Your Majesty, the recruitment of recruits has been completed. A total of 20,000 soldiers have just entered the camp. The training of recruits has just begun, and it will take at least half a year. However, there may be insufficient weapons and equipment, and mice can run in the armory. Finally Some supplies were shipped to the Northern Protectorate two months ago."
The empress nodded: "Train with a wooden knife first."
Then he asked Xiang Fenghou about the ordnance building.
Speaking of this matter, Feng Hou was very happy. Now Damo Mountain produces nearly 10,000 catties of iron every day. In less than three months, it has produced a full 600,000 catties of iron, which can be used to make 30,000 weapons.
Nowadays, the iron ingots sent to the Jingtian furnace every half a month are piled up like a mountain, but at this time, the weapons are made by repeated beating to beat out the impurities, and then add animal blood to change the composition of the growth knife so that it has a certain alloy. A good teacher can only forge three standard long knives a day.
There are a total of more than 20 good teachers in Jingtian furnace, plus some ordinary craftsmen, they can only produce less than 100 weapons a day.
Now there are about 3,000 standard long knives piled up in the Jingtian furnace.
Feng Hou was overjoyed by this amount.
After he said it, everyone was also surprised. They didn't expect to build so many weapons in the past two months.
Afterwards, everyone was beaming with joy.
According to this speed, as long as there are more than two months, 10,000 troops can be equipped first.
You must know that the ancients had a total of 90,000 troops before.
With the combat strength of the ancient clan, ten thousand warriors can be used as the one hundred thousand troops of the other three countries.
The empress nodded: "Can it be faster?"
Feng Hou thought for a while and said, "Maximum one hundred and fifty can be sold every day."
In this way, 4,500 long knives can be made every month, and everyone in the court is satisfied.
But the Empress still felt a little inadequate.
Although she didn't say a word about what Qin Chuan said just now, it really moved her a little.
Dayao lacked too many things.
Especially after Ren Baqian went to the earth for so long, he felt more and more that Dayao lacked various resources. Especially to develop to the level of the earth, not only knowledge is needed, but also various resources are needed.
Not just salt, but also iron, copper, and various metal resources.
and a lot of manpower and material resources.
She wants to build a new city, what should she do if she has no money and no one? She wants to build roads, what if no one has the money? The inner treasury of the palace is empty, and Ren Baqian's cultivation can last for more than a month. What if he has no money
Ren Baqian also thought about the same problem, but what Ren Baqian thought was through commercial means.
The empress's idea is more direct.
Rob!
no one? The army of Yunguo Daxia and those civilians are all human beings! Ren Baqian mentioned during the chat that it would be best to use those people as coolies to build roads.
Although the Empress didn't speak at that time, she wrote it down.
No money? If you take down Yunguo, you will have money.
Take down Yunguo, and not just grab and run like before, but occupy Yunguo as a whole.
As for how to manage it after it is defeated, that is a matter for the future.
Isn't there still Ren Baqian
Let him figure it out.
There were more than fifty nationalities in their country, and he knew what to do.
But if you want to take down Yunguo, the current army is definitely not enough. Another 20,000 is not enough.
The empress was distracted for a while on the golden throne, and Tong Zhenye took two steps forward and said, "Your Majesty, regarding the matter of weapons, Governor Ren may have a solution. Governor Ren once said that there is something that can turn iron into steel. You don't need to repeatedly forge, you can make weapons directly... "
Tong Zhenye's words brought back the thinking of the empress.
"I know, I'll ask him later." After the empress finished speaking, she was silent for a while, with a thoughtful expression on her face.
Seeing the empress's expression, everyone also remained silent, waiting for the empress to speak.
"You said, how many troops will be needed to take down the country of Yun and incorporate it into my Dayao?" the empress asked.
The atmosphere in the entire hall suddenly froze.
Everyone didn't expect His Majesty to say such a thing at this time, but he said it seriously.
Your Majesty, are you serious
"Your Majesty, we need another 60,000 troops on top of the 20,000 recruits." Qin Chuan immediately said loudly. From his reaction speed, it was not a day or two since he had this idea. Otherwise, he might have to break his fingers for a while.
"I have thought about it for a long time. Yunguo has a total force of 400,000 troops. If there is a war, they will continue to recruit troops. The strength of Yunguo should reach 700,000 or more. At least 60,000 troops will be needed to fight all the way to the East China Sea to take Yunguo. Next. After entering Yun Kingdom, Da Xia and Chen Guo will not sit idly by, and the army line will be stretched and vulnerable to attacks from all sides. At least 20,000 troops are needed... "
If the line was busy and pulled to the territory of Yunguo, it involved a lot of things.
"Get ready to recruit another 20,000 new recruits!" the Empress said.
"Yes!" Qin Chuan's face immediately glowed with excitement.
"Your Majesty...if we recruit another 20,000 recruits, I'm afraid that the supply of food and military pay will not be enough. Now 20,000 recruits are already the maximum limit." Hubu Shangshu Tuwan immediately stepped forward.
The empress pressed her chin with her index finger: "The military salary is in Yunguo, waiting for my warriors from Dayao to get it. As for the food..."
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The palace discussion lasted from the afternoon to the evening, when the empress told Ren Baqian some of the things discussed during the meal, Ren Baqian was immediately stunned.
what's the situation? He was still preparing to deal with Daxia's attack before, so why is he going to attack Yunguo again
And there were so many people in the court who had a lively discussion all afternoon
And basically passed
How capricious are you? How strange is the brain circuit
After a while, Ren Baqian asked with a look of dumbfounding: "Your Majesty, are you serious?"
The empress wiped her mouth, raised her head and gave him a blank stare, "Dayao is short of iron. Even if the daily production of Damoshan iron mine is nearly 10,000 jin, according to your words, it is still in short supply. Especially the resources needed to develop into your world. Even hollowing out Mount Damo is not enough.
Dayao lacks iron, and Yunguo has a lot of iron mines.
Dayao is short of money, and Yunguo is also rich.
Dayao lacks craftsmen, and Yunguo also has many.
Dayao is short of labor, and Yunguo is everywhere.
Yunguo has everything we want, so why not lay it down
As for the military strength, there are countless warriors in the 60,000 mountains, and what is lacking is only other things.
So what needs to be considered now is the problem of insufficient weapons and insufficient food. After that, you will be responsible for thinking about how to make the people of Yunguo calm down. anymore question? "
Ren Baqian: ...
Your Majesty, you have evolved from buying, buying, buying to grabbing and grabbing.
In the past, I always felt that the war was far away from me, even though I knew that Daxia might not come to fight at any time. But the development of the day caught Ren Baqian by surprise, and at the same time made him realize that war is not as far away as he thought in this world.
Also, Dayao is really not as labor-intensive as you think, Your Majesty. There are still more than ten million survivors of the Hao Kingdom in the south who are living there for the elderly.
"Your Majesty, why not the Kingdom of Chen? The Kingdom of Chen is in the south of the Kingdom of Yun, located in a corner, just adjacent to the Kingdom of Yun, which seems to be more suitable than the Kingdom of Yun, which is adjacent to the Kingdom of Daxia and the Kingdom of Chen." Ren Baqian was a little curious road.
"Chen Country doesn't have as many resources as Yun Country, and there are too many waterways in Chen Country, and there are rivers everywhere. As long as they break the bridges in many places, we will be delayed for a long time. Even if they occupy it, there will be more troubles. , on the contrary, it is not as good as Yunguo with a map of Pingchuan.”
Only then did Ren Baqian understand, and then he gave the empress a thumbs up and praised: "Your Majesty is indeed thoughtful, while others are still thinking about Da Xia, His Majesty has already thought of poetry and the distant place, and has made plans for the future , Let Dayao speed up and speed up, laying a solid foundation for the rapid entry into the technological era, far-sightedness is beyond human reach... "
The empress nodded in agreement.
The smile is like a flower.