"Brother Liu, do you really understand?"
"That's natural!"
It's too easy to guess. The last war between the Great Xia Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty had a wide impact. It was obvious that not only Zhu Min's men encountered a military crisis, but other troops as well.
Zhu Min came here just to ask for money, to ask for money for his brothers.
"How much do you need? In one sentence, my brothers will definitely try their best to get it for you!"
"Hahaha, so happy! Brother Liu, you brother, Lao Zhu has paid you in vain!" Zhu Min laughed, "Brother Lu Sheng leads more than 1,500 troops, which requires about 100,000 taels of silver.
Brother Sun Kan leads two thousand troops. I think one hundred and thirty thousand taels of silver is almost enough. And the Fan Tao brothers... two hundred thousand taels...
Ha, brother Liu, I'm talking about one year's military expenditure, and we will need this much in the coming year! "
"Stop, stop, stop!" Liu Mo felt his scalp tingle when he heard this, "Brother Zhu, just tell me, how much money does it cost in total?"
"Haha," Zhu Min blushed, "I need a million taels of silver in total!"
Good guy!
According to the "History of the Ming Dynasty", if we only look at currency, the annual fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty was about three million taels of silver.
Another way to put it is that the annual tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty was 20 million, because a large part of the Ming Dynasty's income was collected in the form of grain payments.
If this grain is also converted into currency, it will only amount to 20 million taels, and this is still the peak of the Ming Dynasty.
You ask for one million taels as soon as you ask, and you especially want to give it every year!
Unless I awaken the golden finger, I can use the code to make money for you!
Seeing Liu Mo's frown, Zhu Min said, "Brother Liu, are you in trouble?"
How can you say it's difficult? That’s very difficult!
"Can it be less?"
"Brother Liu, this is already the minimum requirement!" Zhu Min told him, "A lot of things are not taken into account, and the food and drink are just meager meals, and..."
"Okay, okay!" Liu Mo quickly interrupted him, "How long does it take to prepare everything?"
"It's best not to exceed a month!"
"One month!" Liu Mo screamed.
Damn it, you seem to be teasing me!
"Brother Zhu, you might as well just wipe my neck with a knife!"
"Hahaha, brother Liu, you must have a solution, right?" Zhu Min said.
I have a trick! ! !
At this moment, Liu Mo even had a thought in his mind, "You have to leave anyway, I quit!"
But the next second, Zhu Min's words made him dumbfounded.
"This matter has been settled. Brother Liu, I will return to Rongcheng in one month. I hope you have prepared one million taels of silver by then!"
"Ah? Come back in a month?" Liu Mo said in surprise, "Then, Brother Zhu, where are the thousand brothers under your command?"
"Then naturally stay and garrison in Rongcheng!" Zhu Min answered him, "The remnants of the Salt Gang have not been dealt with, how can we transfer the army away!"
Not bad, not bad, a false alarm!
However, another big problem remains unresolved.
One million taels, what the hell...
"Haha, brother Liu, don't be so gloomy!" Zhu Min stepped forward and patted Liu Mo on the shoulder, "Just imagine, if you solve the urgent needs of my brothers, none of their subordinates will care about you. you.
You know, this adds up to 20,000 troops! "
Yes, I have 20,000 troops! Who dares to bully me in the future?
Liu Mo went home and gave an order, and 20,000 elite soldiers rushed to support him! That scene is exciting to think about.
Suddenly, he felt something was wrong.
"Hey! Twenty thousand elite soldiers, listen to the orders of a small ninth-grade sesame official like me! Isn't that too arrogant..."
I don't have much reason to do anything, but I have already aroused the fear of the Sixth Prince. For this reason, I was "forced to go into business" and marry Gong Xiaorou.
If you have to raise 20,000 soldiers and horses, wouldn't it lead to death?
At the same time, Zhu Min's thousand elite soldiers were raised by the sixth prince.
When the two things are connected, can it be understood that we can raise troops within the control range?
Yes, the cliff is right!
Another advantage of doing this is that it does not require such a huge sum of money as one million taels of silver!
Thinking of this, Liu Mo immediately said: "Brother Zhu, have you ever thought about another question? I am a small salt transport ambassador, and I have 20,000 Daxia elite soldiers under my command... Hahaha!"
When Zhu Min heard this, his expression suddenly changed. Although he was a military commander, he was not a fool. "Brother Liu, you..."
"Brother Zhu, you have a thousand brothers. It was the Sixth Prince who asked me to provide money to support the army. For those brothers of yours, the Sixth Prince didn't give you any orders!"
"The Sixth Prince indeed has no will. This is what Brother Wei thought of himself!" Zhu Min touched his chin, "Hey, my brothers are in such misery! They sacrifice their heads and blood for the Great Xia Dynasty, but they have to starve!"
"Brother Zhu, don't worry!" Liu Mo cleared his throat, "To be honest, I can't even afford the military salary for an army of 20,000 people. But if it's 3,000 people, it's more than enough!"
"Ah? Three thousand people!"
"That's right! Three thousand people, 150,000 taels!"
I have three thousand troops, no more, no less. Even if the news reaches the ears of the Sixth Prince, it will not cause him to panic.
"This..." Zhu Min was in trouble again. "Who should I give it to?"
"Haha, Brother Zhu, there is no need to make such a hasty decision." Liu Mo said with a smile, "Just think about it slowly and tell me when you have the result. I also have to spend some time to raise money, right?"
Zhu Min sighed, "Forget it! Then I'll leave it to Brother Liu." As he said that, he took out a brocade box and handed it to Liu Mo, "Brother, this is a gift for my niece, please accept it!"
"Thank you, Brother Zhu!"
"Brother Xian, I wonder how your Kung Fu training has been lately?" Zhu Min asked, "Before I leave, how about a spar between you and me?"
"Then come on!"
Liu Mo immediately asked his men to bring weapons and came to the garden to start sparring!
"Pay attention to your body skills and don't just dodge!" Zhu Min shouted.
Liu Mo held the long sword "Oath" in his hand and stared at Zhu Min, not daring to relax for a moment.
"Raise your sword." Zhu Min said, stepping forward and slashing. "Don't worry, you can't hurt big brother!"
Liu Mo raised his sword in time to block the opponent's attack, and then struck back at Zhu Min's ribs.
During this period of time, Liu Mo has been practicing swordsmanship diligently. To his surprise, his talent seems to be good. In a short period of time, under Zhu Min's guidance, he could easily defeat the guardian servants in his house.
Not only that, during the competition with Zhao Da the day before yesterday, Liu Mo was even on the offensive.
Release water? Of course it's impossible!
Zhao Da, who has been through so much with Liu Mo, certainly understands who will show mercy to you if you meet a bad person.
If the usual sparring team lets go, Liu Mo will suffer a big loss.
Of course, half of the credit must be given to Zhu Min. Famous teachers give birth to great disciples, and generals who have been fighting on the battlefield for more than ten years have martial arts skills that are unmatched by ordinary martial arts masters.
"Very good," Zhu Min praised after feeling the strength on his sword, "This time is good. Brother, remember my words, when your strength is insufficient, you can use your body weight as the backing of the steel sword instead of just using your arms. to cause more damage.
Come on, try again, attack me, remember to defend yourself, otherwise don’t blame me for using your head as a wooden fish to hit..."
Just when Liu Mo was about to launch an attack, Zhu Min suddenly stopped.
"Good brother!" He said reluctantly, "It's time for me to go!"
Liu Mo turned around and found Zhu Min's men standing behind him.
"Practice more on weekdays. Your guy named Zhao Da is good at martial arts. Let him practice with you!"
"Brother, let me see you off?" Liu Mo said reluctantly.
"No, after seeing you for a long time, we need to say goodbye in the end. Dear brother, you are a father for the first time, so you should spend more time with your daughter. After I leave, if you have anything to do, please see Mr. Xiao." After saying that, Zhu Min hugged Liu Mo forcefully, Then left.
"Take care along the way, Brother Zhu!"
