Yang Shu had discussed with his mastermind when he inspected Jingxi before, and finally decided to marginalize the five Liu brothers, but would not send them back to Fusui City.
The purpose is to see what the Yueying Tower and the Nine Lives Master are planning.
The reason why he is so bold is because the strength in his hands has increased a lot compared to before, his confidence has also increased greatly, and he has the confidence to dare to take some risks.
Counting the masters of the single-unit Dan realm and back realm, including the royal internal guards who were by his side before, Yang Shu currently has a total of seven people around him, not counting the five Liu brothers who were pushed to the outside. So according to Yang Shu's opinion, he is now fully capable of putting the five Liu brothers in front of him to see what the other party is going to do.
"Everyone, sit down." Yang Shu picked his teeth and asked several counselors to find a place to sit.
Yang Shu had a tooth ceremony, but several counselors did not. They were waiting to go to the palace kitchen to make some noodles or other snacks together.
It wasn't like this in the past, when Yang Shu ate alone while everyone around him watched. In the past, Yang Shu would invite his people to gather around a table or several tables to eat together, whether it was a roadside stall or delicacies from the mountains. The current rule of sharing and eating only started recently. It is said that we must start to establish the majesty of King Yang Shuling. The superiority and inferiority must be made clear earlier. We can no longer be as casual as before, so we have separate meals. new rules.
After everyone sat down, Yang Shu opened his mouth and said: "Let's talk about the second step of the money and food austerity strategy first. I briefly talked about it before, but now the war in the south seems to be changing faster than we expected. In this way, the second step of the money and food austerity strategy will be The two-step is likely to meet the conditions early.”
"Your Majesty, it is right to put strategy first, but I think that although the south has now set up its posture, it seems that a decisive battle is about to take place, but I think it will definitely not be so soon. Because Zuo Yuliang's Chinese army Still in Wuhu, there is no tendency to press forward at all, not even the left and right wings are pressing forward, it is completely unlike what it was like before the war."
"Hmph, how can Commander Zuo's strategy be so easy to guess? Didn't you see in the Ministry of Revenue's documents that the border army's food and grass plan in the last month increased by nearly 30% compared to before? It's obviously preparing for the decisive battle. I think so A decisive battle may break out in the middle of next month or early June."
"The barbarians haven't even set up their own royal court yet, so why should they take the lead in a decisive battle? It's unreasonable."
"Now we are discussing. Why are you so perverse and arrogant?"
A counselor uses his brain and mouth to make a living, right? Advisors don't know how to fight, so no matter how fierce the quarrel is, they can't start a fight. On the contrary, noisy is the normal daily communication between advisors. Despite the fact that these two people get very angry when they first come up, they actually have a good personal relationship, but they always have differences when discussing matters.
The attitudes of these two people actually represent the two views of the counselors present.
Then you talked to each other, and the final result of the discussion was that we can first promote the second step of the strategy of tightening money and grain, but there is no need to rush to report it. Everything will be discussed after there are obvious changes in the military situation in the south.
In fact, the first step of austerity measures has been officially implemented nationwide. The impact will definitely appear slowly, but it will not have a big impact on the lives of ordinary people. Because the 40 years of accumulation during the Jing Dynasty is not something that will hurt your bones and muscles in just a few moments. Looking at restaurants and pubs in various places are open as usual, you can know that the intensity of the first step of tightening money and food supplies is not high, and it is relatively mild. .
If the second step of money and food tightening is implemented, it will be very different from the current situation. This means that more than 40% of the country's money, grain and other materials will be transferred to the front line, and high-consumption industries such as brewing will be directly interrupted.
Of course, the second step of the tightening strategy will ultimately have to be discussed with the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War, and only after reaching a consensus will it be launched and implemented when the time is right.
This discussion reached the time of Hai Zheng. After the tone was settled, the other counselors took their leave and left, not knowing whether to go to eat or just sleep. Only the mastermind remained.
"Anything else?"
"Yes, my lord."
"Okay, I'll ask the kitchen to make you a bowl of noodles. You should be starving, so let's talk while eating." Yang Shu did not give the other party a chance to refuse, and directly asked the inner guard to go to the kitchen to make arrangements.
The mastermind had no choice but to thank him. My heart also felt warm. The Spirit King may have many minor flaws in his character, but he really takes care of his subordinates.
Soon, a bowl of mixed noodles was delivered. The portion was not much, but the master's small portion was enough to fill him up.
"Don't worry, you eat first, and we'll talk about things after you finish."
It took half a stick of incense to finish the bowl of noodles, put down the bowl and chopsticks, and the two of them started talking about business.
"Your Majesty, your current strategy of tightening money and food has allowed you to gain a lot of people in various places. Although it is not as stable as the major clans and forces, it is at least a lot more profitable than before. You see, we are coming back this time. Isn’t it time to start trying out the four doors?”
In the past, Yang Shu's main strength was in the field of merchants, and he had people in all walks of life, either openly or covertly. It may be an exaggeration to say that he was pervasive, but his influence spread all over the country.
Now that he had the special power to tighten money and food, Yang Shu traveled around the hub cities of the country and gained a lot of local official power that he had no way to deal with before. Of course, these forces are not yet stable, but they have indeed brought him great benefits. In terms of momentum alone, he has already reached the front of the six princes.
Now that the first step of tightening money and food supply has been completed, Yang Shu hurriedly returned to the Imperial City not just to strike while the iron is hot, but also to gain greater say and initiative in the heart of the Imperial City after his strength has greatly increased. .
Where does the right to speak come from? The ministers of the DPRK and Central Government will help you speak out in the temple, or there will be your people in key positions in various ministries. Or, you may have the power to choose sides in the imperial city.
The previous types of Yang Shu do not yet have the conditions. Whether it is the voice representing him in the temple or his manpower in various ministries, there are very few.
The only ones that Yang Shu could use as a breakthrough and have a chance to hold in his hands were the military agencies in the imperial city that could stand in line, as well as the guards at the four gates of the imperial city and the government officials in the local government offices in the imperial city.
"Now that I'm back, I'll give it a try. Do you have any ideas?"
"Your Majesty, now the four gates, the Middle East, the West and the North gate have been controlled by King Jing, King Shou and the fourth prince Lu Wangshang. It is difficult for us to move. But the south gate used to belong to King Qian, and the new one has only been in office not long ago. Now that King Qian has been killed, there is no foundation. If we intervene, there may be a possibility of recovery.
The other is the government officials in the city. Currently, the local government offices in the imperial city are controlled by the sixth prince Qi Wangfeng. However, it is said that there is something wrong with the civil service group recently. If there is a chance to pry away Prince Qi's people, the prince will find an opportunity to make up for it. "
"Let's not talk about the four gates for now. We need to think about it again. How can we get involved in the Yamen's affairs?"
"You can ask Shangshu Bai to help."
