Zhuge Wei carefully studied Zhuge Weidao's words for a long time, and he really felt a sudden enlightenment. However, he still did not let go, but continued to ask: "One hundred and eighty brother, you haven't mentioned those son countries and grandson countries yet." How to govern it? It’s not easy to seize territory, but it’s even more difficult to govern it!”
Zhuge Weidao smiled and said: "Of course, in these son and grandson kingdoms, people from our eight aristocratic families have become princes and generals... The eight aristocratic families have multiplied for more than a hundred years, and each family has a large population, right? So, right? With so many descendants, how can everyone have a good future? If we build a few more countries and everyone gets a share, everyone will be happy."
"This..." Zhuge Weijiu was still hesitant. After all, the system passed down by our ancestors is not to establish colonies, nor can we establish any dualist or tripartite alliance countries. The land captured must be treated as native land and managed well, and must be defended for generations to come. There is no reason to spit it out. It is also required that the people of all ethnic groups on the captured land be provided with national education to turn the barbarians into summer.
However, other Zhuges present had already started to express their opinions while shaking their feather fans.
"Brother One Hundred and Eighth has a good idea. We can take advantage of the war between Britain and Rakshasa to grab more territory and conquer a few more countries. Then the unscrupulous descendants of our eight great families will always have a place to go!"
"Yes, yes, now we have large ships, armored ships, telegraphs, and medicine has become much more advanced. It should be easier to go to sea and build a country."
"Second brother, I think this is good... Now the Ming Dynasty has done a good job, with more than 80,000 kilometers of railways! If we continue to do this for another ten or eight years, I'm afraid there won't be any place to build railways. . But we still produce so much steel and cement every year, and the output is getting bigger and bigger, so we need to build a few more countries for our children and grandchildren."
After all, this is not the time when King Wu Zhong was alive more than a hundred years ago. At that time, there were not many people in the eight great families. But now there are 800 Zhuges in the Zhuge family alone! If it continues to be raised, eight thousand Zhu Ge will be possible!
Although the Zhuge family has a lot of property, no matter how large the property is divided by 800 or 8000, it is still not enough!
In addition, among the eight aristocratic families, the Zhuge family and the Zheng family are both good at making money, but the other six families are not so good. They must find a way out for their children, otherwise six of the eight aristocratic families will be dissatisfied with the Zhuge family and the Zheng family, and this state affairs will be difficult.
Seeing that everyone's opinions were in favor of Zhuge Weidao, Zhuge Weijiu finally made up his mind. He was not determined to change national policy, which was not that simple, but to vote for Zhuge Weidao. He nodded and said: "Daozi, I also think that Daozi can be the eighteenth military advisor of our Zhuge family! Do you have any objections?"
"No! I also voted for Daozi!"
"No objection. Since Brother One Hundred and Eighth is really good at calculating, then he should be a strategist!"
"Second brother, I listen to you."
"I also agree..."
Finally got it!
Zhuge Weidao let out a sigh of relief... With Zhuge Weijiu's vote, other Zhuge military advisors present today naturally supported him.
This Zhuge strategist... was finally won.
He was about to say thank you when Zhuge Weijiu spoke again: "But... you are only a candidate military advisor now. I, the military advisor of the Zhuge family, can't just rely on words."
"Second brother, I know. If you have any tasks you want me to complete, just tell me!" Zhuge Weidao smiled and said, "I promise to complete it."
Zhuge Weijiu smiled: "Okay, then I'll say it! Others have to complete a task independently, but your situation is special. You have to complete two tasks before you can become a formal military advisor!"
"Two missions?"
Zhuge Weidao was a little unhappy. Everyone else has one task, so why should he have two? Bullying young people?
Seeing that Zhuge Weidao seemed a little unhappy, Zhuge Weijiu laughed: "Brother 108, these two tasks are not made difficult by me. You asked for them!"
"Did I ask for it?" Zhuge Weidao thought for a while, "Second brother is telling me that my younger brother instigated Emperor Daoguang to harass India and slap the British in the face? This... counts as two tasks?"
Zhuge Weidao felt that this matter could be divided into two parts. Harassing India was the first task; slapping Great Britain in the face was the second task.
"You think so," Zhuge Wei stood up, stroking his beard, looking at his cousin who was several decades younger than him, and said with a smile, "This is a mission... and there is another mission, We need to deal with the Zheng family well and then marry Grand Duchess Natalie to the matchmaker!"
This time it was Zhuge Weidao's turn to be stunned, "Second brother, what do you mean..."
Zhuge Weijiu smiled mischievously, "Brother 108, do you think you are the only one who can figure it out? I am Prime Minister Zhuge! I have already settled the matter between you and Natalie. Although she is She is a barbarian, but she is a princess of a great country after all, so you can’t always give up...and you got into trouble because of her!”
"Trouble? What trouble?" Zhuge Weidao felt a little weak.
"Your Natalie and Fairy Nalan are now being held captive on Yingtai Island by Queen Mother Zheng!"
"What?" Zhuge Weidao was now anxious, "Why?"
"Why? You really don't know?" Zhuge Weijiu asked with a smile.
"No...I don't know!" Zhuge Weidao didn't dare to say that he "did" Natalie...but wasn't this because of "granting money and releasing it back"? How come Natalie was detained?
Zhuge Weijiu smiled and said: "One hundred and eighth brother, do you remember Empress Dowager Zheng Zheng Yuhuan?"
"I only remember Yang Yuhuan..." Zhuge Weidao thought of this and just shook his head.
Zhuge Weijiu smiled and said: "You two have a good relationship, a very good relationship!"
"Why is this good?" Zhuge Weidao knew something was going to happen when he saw the old man Zhuge Weijiu smiling evilly!
"Hahaha...have you forgotten all this?" Zhuge Weijiu had a gloating smile, but he did not tell Zhuge Weidao the truth, but changed the topic, "But there is more than one Zheng Yuhuan who is thinking about you. .”
"Who else?" Zhuge Weidao was a little anxious. Fairy Nalan almost turned Natalie into a female furry bear. How could he repay it with a bunch of people?
"There is also Zheng Guoxian, the younger brother of Empress Dowager Zheng. He is a hero of the Zheng family and is your best friend. When you return to Goulan Hutong, he will definitely come to find you... You have to be careful. Handle!"
The Queen Mother's brother? Best friend? How good is it? Zhuge Weidao's chrysanthemum doesn't know what's going on, it's tight again!
Zhuge Weijiu then said: "The second task is to coax Daoguang of the Jin Empire to go to India to cause trouble for the British Empire. Brother 108, what you just said seems to be very reasonable. But The national policy of the Ming Dynasty that has been implemented for more than a hundred years cannot be changed by your words. You have to prove it to everyone and make everyone think that the British Empire is just a paper tiger. Only in this way can the national policy truly change . Otherwise, even if we, Zhuge’s military advisors, have a slight change of mind, we will not be able to implement it in a drastic way.”
"I know," Zhuge Weidao replied with a smile, "how can the national policies of a great country be changed so easily? Besides, for more than a hundred years, the implementation of the national policies of the Ming Dynasty has been very effective."
Zhuge Weijiu nodded, "That's it. Although I know there is a better way, if you really want to change, it's not that easy. So you have to do it step by step!"
He paused and then said: "Brother 108, I know that your memory has not been fully recovered, so I remind you again. Once you complete the first task, the second task will be easier to complete. .”
what does this mean?
Zhuge Weidao couldn't understand what the old man was talking about?
Zhuge Weijiu saw his little brother's confused face and could only smile bitterly and said: "Daozi, you used to be the best strategist in our family. Now you are Zhuge's military advisor. It's not enough to just pinch and calculate. You have to be able to use tricks." To plan, use your brain! You also need to know how to borrow power, borrow the power of the Zheng family! You must guard against the Zheng family, but also use their power to do your own things. Although our Ming Dynasty is governed by eight aristocratic families, it is not my Zhuge family. To monopolize power, if you want to change the national policy of the Ming Dynasty, you must get the support of the mainstream of the eight major families, and of course you need the support of the Zheng family."
"Thank you, second brother, for your advice." Zhuge Weidao actually only understood half of it. He is such an honest kid, how can he use tricks? I still need to borrow the power of the Zheng family...how to borrow it?
"In addition," Zhuge Weijiu added, "Neither Zheng Yuhuan nor Zheng Guoxian are easy to use. You are using them, and they are using you. Zheng Yuhuan's son was elected emperor at the age of ten, which shows their skill. So you must be careful!"
"Little brother, I know." Zhuge Weidao really knew something this time. It is written in the history books that the emperor of the new Ming Dynasty has been the "old emperor" since Emperor Yongli. When he was elected, he was already sluggish. After enjoying it for ten or eight years, he died, and there was no time to establish his own. Authority is not so angry.
But today's Emperor Taiping is a young master. He was elected emperor at the age of ten. If he lives to be eighty, he will be the emperor for seventy years!
In addition, due to the arrival of the young emperor, the new Ming Dynasty also saw the situation where the Queen Mother lowered the curtain for the first time! And this Empress Dowager Zheng was from the Zheng family, the first aristocratic family in the Ming Dynasty, so she had a huge natal family power to rely on.
"Brother 108," Zhuge Weijiu nodded, "You can read the Sky Book now... I suggest you choose the Sky Book of Aviation, because you are young, and new careers should be started by young people."
"Yes." Zhuge Weidao didn't care about reading the heavenly book at all. He just wanted to marry Natalie back home and live a happy life while dealing with the Queen Mother and his brother. So I agreed to become a pioneer in human aerospace industry without even thinking about it...
"Okay!" Zhuge Weijiu said again, "There is another rule that I have specially added for you. Before you complete these two tasks, you cannot let outsiders know that you already have the rank of military advisor!"
He glanced left and right, and then said: "No one can disclose to the outside world that Daozi has obtained the rank of military advisor... Our Zhuge family has not had a young military advisor like Daozi in more than a hundred years. . If outsiders know that Daozi has obtained the position of military advisor, then Daozi will be the target of public criticism. Therefore, the identity of Daozi's military advisor is kept secret!
Daozi, don't show off your ability to pinch and calculate everywhere...You must learn to hide your skill from your clumsiness, use obscurity to make it clear, combine clarity with turbidity, and use bending to stretch. As for what a military advisor should have, I will quietly arrange it for you. After you complete the task, you can participate in the military division meeting. "
"This old man is quite considerate," Zhuge Weidao thought to himself: "I am a 'feather fan and silk scarf' at such a young age. Those who want to explore the secrets of the Zhuge family will definitely regard me as a key target, and they may even arrest me. Be tortured!"
"Yes," thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao stood up and bowed to Zhuge Weijiu, "I will definitely remember my elder brother's teachings."
"Okay!" Zhuge Weijiu smiled and said to Zhuge Wei, who was surprised and happy, "Eighty-eighth brother, go get the silk scarf, crane cloak, and feather fan from the ancestral hall!"
"Yes!" Zhuge Weixue bowed respectfully, then turned and left.
Zhuge Weijiu then said to Zhuge Weidao: "Brother one hundred and eight, I will take you to the ancestral hall... worship your ancestors first, and then teach you the Book of Heaven!"
Zhuge Weidao took a deep breath, saluted Zhuge Weijiu, and said loudly: "Thank you, second brother, thank the clan leader!"
