Chapter 1197: Build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and slowly become king.
Wang Shanquan did not expect Wang Yue to be so decisive in his work, and left overnight that night. He knew that the matter could not be resolved, and was afraid that the conflict with Wang Yue would affect his major affairs, so he endured the anger in his heart and quickly sent himself His henchmen took the land deeds of the Liu family and chased towards Qingzhou.
I don’t know what means he used. As soon as the big ship Wang Yue was on returned to Langya and he was busy settling down the Liu family, Father Wang had already rushed over and brought news from Yangzhou.
When Father Wang saw Wang Yue, he frowned and asked, "Two days ago, the governor of Yangzhou sent someone to apologize and sent a lot of land deeds to compensate your family's losses. What happened?" Wang
Yue Unexpectedly, Wang Shanquan was so fast, so he told him what he had seen and heard in Yangzhou, and then frowned and said, "Father, looking at this situation, I am afraid that after the emperor dies, Yangzhou will rebel." Originally, Mr.
Wang While drinking tea calmly, the things in Yangzhou were nothing to him. He just felt that his son had changed a lot, so he couldn't help but come over and ask what was going on?
Of course, he was actually more worried that his son had met someone and been bewitched.
The reason why he is so worried is because there is some chaos in the world now, and many people who think they are strange people and strange things are wandering around, and they all want to seek refuge with a wise master to gamble their life on wealth. He is worried that Wang Yue has been deceived.
After he arrived, he met Wang Ping and Wang Anxian. After asking for details, he found that no one else appeared in front of Wang Yue, and he felt relieved.
Because of this, Mr. Wang leisurely wanted to give his son a test. After all, he heard from his subordinates that his son has made great progress now.
But even though he was mentally prepared, he still didn't expect that Wang Yue was so bold and didn't take the emperor seriously at all.
He glanced left and right, then hurriedly reprimanded, "Don't talk nonsense! That's Your Majesty!"
Wang Yue curled his lips and said disdainfully, "Who are you fooling? How many governors still listen to the emperor's orders? ?”
Father Wang saw that Wang Yue's words were getting more and more unreasonable, so he waved his hand and asked his personal guards to go out to guard. He asked with a serious face, "What are you going to do with the Gu family?"
Wang Yue saw his father asking this, and he He said nonchalantly, "It's just money. It's easy to make as much as you want. You don't need to value it so much. In troubled times, strength still depends on strength, and strength needs to be supported by the population." Seeing how relaxed Wang Yue said, Mr.
Wang He said very depressedly, "You said it very easily. Our Qingzhou's taxes can only prevent Qingzhou from being easily attacked by others. If we want to have more troops to attack cities and seize territory, we are not as good as Yangzhou and Youzhou." !"
Of course Wang Yue knew, because there was a reason for Youzhou to resist foreign enemies, so not only did it not have to pay taxes, but the treasury also allocated a portion of money every year for Youzhou governor to train troops.
The situation in Yangzhou was the opposite, because it was the granary of Da Rong, and the people were generally wealthier than other places, and it was easy to collect money to expand their power.
So Wang Yue sighed. He arrived a little late, and said helplessly, "We are not as strong as Youzhou's soldiers and horses, and we don't have as much money as Yangzhou to recruit troops and horses. However, we can build high walls and accumulate food. Become the king slowly!"
When Wang Yue said this, Father Wang's eyes lit up. He asked excitedly, "Who said this to you?"
Wang Yue curled his lips with disdain. Said, "Of course I said it myself. For us, now we just have to guard our territory and watch them fight for it. If we have the strength in the future, we will fight for the world. If we don't, we will just dominate Qingzhou." "
Dad Wang looked at Wang Yue deeply for a while, and then asked his doubts, "Since you know everything, why did you marry a merchant's daughter?" Wang Yue couldn't say that this was something else
he had Women in this world can only deceive and say, "Firstly, I still like you, and secondly, because I married the merchant's daughter, everyone can feel at ease and we have the opportunity to develop slowly." Mr. Wang was silent for a long time
. , was really fooled by Wang Yue. He felt that what Wang Yuan said was very reasonable, so he decided not to hide it anymore. He said in a deep voice, "Come with me. It's time to let you know."
Wang Yue looked at my father's serious look and felt that maybe he was hiding something. But if you think about it carefully, it's right. In this era, who can be the governor without any strength can sit still.
With this curiosity in mind, he followed Father Wang on horseback out of the city and arrived at the military camp outside Langya City. Only then did he realize that the number of people in the military camp here was twice that announced.
Father Wang took Wang Yue to meet several generals. In fact, he let the general get to know Wang Yue, and told these generals that Wang Yue was officially involved in Qingzhou affairs.
After talking to the generals for a long time, they left the military camp together again, but without returning, they hurriedly arrived at the foot of Mount Tai.
Just when Wang Yue was a little suspicious, several waves of people dressed as bandits suddenly arrived, and those people paid a respectful visit to Father Wang.
After Father Wang explained some things to these leaders, he let them get to know Wang Yue again, and then let them go back.
After the bandits left, Father Wang said with some seriousness, "Your Majesty's health is only in recent years, so I have secretly expanded the army. Everything else is fine, except for military pay, which is more difficult for us. Our strength can last until the end of this year at most. If we can no longer find a source of military expenditure by then, I am afraid that half of the soldiers here will go back to farming, and they may really become bandits." Wang Yue
then I understand why Dad Wang asked him to go to Yangzhou. It turns out that Dad also wants to take a gamble.
If there is chaos in the world this year, we can take the opportunity to expand our territory. With new taxes, we will of course be able to support so many troops.
If the world is still peaceful, we can only make good friends with the Gu family and let the Gu family bring their business to Qingzhou. It would be better if they could borrow some money.
In this case, Wang Yue is also preparing to take out a few necessary things for time travel. With these things, he will definitely be able to maintain the army's expenses.
So, he said to Father Wang, "Dad, I need you to help me find all the craftsmen in Qingzhou, whether they are shipbuilders or blacksmiths and carpenters, I want them to be of great use."
At this moment, Father Wang was preparing to give advice, but unexpectedly Wang Yue made a U-turn, which caught him off guard and almost missed him.
So, he said in a reprimanding tone, "What should you be thinking about now is how to compete in the Central Plains? Instead of thinking about these strange and obscene skills."
Wang Yue rolled his eyes. This was just because he was fooling and wanted to set up a card. , he said disdainfully, "Then don't ask for money. Which industry can make money without the things you mentioned?" After hearing
what Wang Yue said, Father Wang said in confusion, "You can't be What do you want to sell for money? I can tell you that our huge military expenditure is a big hole, and not all businesses can use it."
Wang Yue did not want to say more, so he said seriously, "People The Gu family values money so much that even if the emperor wants it, they won't give it to us. Do you think they will give it to us? So I'm going to find another way. We don't want the Gu family's money and use the Gu family's business network to exchange money. I think they will sell this favor. "
Dad Wang saw that Wang Yue was so confident, and he couldn't help but think, "Has this kid got support from any families?" Thinking of
this, he took Wang Yue back without asking any more questions. In the city, a notice was issued asking all craftsmen in Qingzhou to come to Langya.
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Wang Yue ran around with his father until the next night, then he had time to visit Liu's house.
After Father Liu came to Qingzhou, he found that the house here was quite large. He felt relieved and quickly asked the housekeeper to clean up the new home.
When Wang Yue arrived, the whole family was busy. Liu Yuru and her mother were chatting in the backyard with their maids.
Seeing Wang Yue coming over, the two of them stood up quickly. Liu Yuru even asked anxiously, "A Yue, where have you been all day and night? I asked Yin Hong to look for you several times, but he couldn't find you. Nothing happened to your people, right?"
Of course Wang Yue knew what Liu Yuru was worried about. He quickly said soothingly, "Don't worry. My father has already rushed over. My mother may be two days late. After she arrives, she will start arranging to marry you. That's it." Three to five days."
After hearing Wang Yue's comforting words, Liu Yuru said with a blushing face, "How could I be so anxious? Don't talk nonsense!"
Mrs. Liu heard Wang Yue say that the marriage had not changed, she He breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to get up and hide away without disturbing Wang Yue and Liu Yuru.
Of course she knew it was against the rules, but thinking that Wang Yue was still very polite, she didn't care about the rules that restricted people.
After Mrs. Liu left, Wang Yue took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Liu Yuru with a smile.
Liu Yuru thought Wang Yue had written something ambiguous, so she shook her head shyly and said, "I don't want to read it! You wrote some nonsense again."
Wang Yue was speechless. He only made a joke once. Liu Yuru was frightened by the thought, and he could only calmly say, "I didn't think that after your Liu family came to Qingzhou, they would have nothing to rely on, so I found some dyeing formulas. Let your Liu family rely on this formula to grow and develop, so I sent it to you specially."
Liu Yuru's eyes lit up after hearing Wang Yue's words. After looking at it, she found that it was a complete set of craft formulas, and she was a little excited. He said, "Ah Yue, where did you get this good thing? You must have put in a lot of effort."
Wang Yue looked at Liu Yuru's excited look and kindly reminded him, "None of this is important. You have it now." There is an important issue to consider."
Liu Yuru was studying the formula. Although she didn't understand it very well, looking at the detailed steps, she probably guessed that it was not fake.
When she heard Wang Yue's reminder, she asked without even raising her head, "What are you considering?"
Seeing that Liu Yuru didn't think about the crux of the problem, Wang Yue could only remind him helplessly, "Think about your father. When he was in Yangzhou, he only had so little money and he already didn't take your mother seriously. He After you have more money this time, will you marry a new aunt? Also, does anyone in the Liu family listen to your mother?"
When Liu Yuru heard what Wang Yue said, she was not in the mood to read the formula anymore, and became a little anxious. He asked, "People in the Liu family used to listen to Aunt Zhang. Except for Yunyun, no one listened to my mother at all. What do you think I should do?" Wang Yue thought for a while and asked tentatively,
" There is something you may not like to hear. I wonder if your mother is willing to divorce?"
Liu Yuru shook her head and said helplessly, "I definitely don't want to now, unless one day I give birth to you..., one day Only after I have established a firm foothold in Qingzhou can she consider her own affairs."
Wang Yue saw Liu Yuru's blushing look and knew what Liu Yuru had not finished saying, so he changed his way and said, "In this case , we might as well replace all the nursing home maids at home, and replace them all with your people."
Liu Yuru was stunned for a moment, and then asked with some doubts, "My people? Ah Yue, just tell me, you also I know, in fact, no one has ever cultivated something in this area. My mother still knows some things like poetry, songs, and poetry, but I have no place to learn things like housekeeping and business." Wang Yue smiled and said encouragingly,
" It’s like this. Several nearby states and counties have been severely affected by the disaster, and many people have fled to Qingzhou. You can buy a new batch of servants and take their deeds of sale. Aren’t they just listening to you? Moreover, I I think it's better to control the dyeing workshop in your hands. As for the Liu family, they can only sell the cloth you provide. In this case, your father will not dare to treat your mother badly." Liu Yuru heard
Wang Yue's eyes lit up when he said this. She felt that what Wang Yue said made sense, so she nodded quickly and agreed.
It's just that this plan still has to wait until the two get married, but the workshop can indeed be built first.
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On the third day after Wang Yue returned to Qingzhou, Mrs. Wang rushed over from the Qingzhou Administrative Office, and she immediately started making arrangements for the marriage.
As the only son of the governor of Qingzhou got married, the process was quite lively, and it also calmed the hearts of the entire Qingzhou people.
After all, after Wang Yue gets married, it proves that the next generation of Qingzhou has grown up and is no longer afraid of any changes in Qingzhou.
The other governors, and even the royal family of Zhongzhou, were relieved that Wang Yue had not chosen to marry the daughter of a small businessman and did not choose to marry with four big families. This proved that Qingzhou had no wild ambitions and just wanted to guard that acre. Just three points.
For such a local boss who has no big ideas, other governors are scrambling to win over him, and they have no intention of taking precautions.
The strategy of building high walls and hoarding grains that Wang Yue and Wang Wang discussed can be gradually realized.
(End of chapter)