“Since it came to the world, every pore of capital has been dirty and bloody, and it is expanding outward at any time.
If there is a 10% profit, it is guaranteed to be used everywhere.
With 20% profit, it becomes active.
With 50% profit, it takes desperate risks.
For 100% profit, it dares to trample all human laws.
With a profit of 300%, it dares to commit any crime and even risk being hanged. "
This passage discussed in "Das Kapital" talks about the idea of capital.
But before the idea of capital was born, other classes also had some of the attributes of capital.
That is, they will pursue profits to a certain extent.
It's just that the degree is different.
As Feng Ziying said now, it is profit-oriented.
Since war can bring benefits, why not fight another war for benefits?
To a large extent, this also represents the current thinking of the founding family.
They could not participate in carving up the interests of Japan, so they wanted to repeat such a war.
Wei has the motivation to expand externally, and Feng Yibo has always wanted to see the results.
But at this time, he did not agree easily.
"To be honest, there are too many coincidences in the terms of this peace negotiation. For example, if Donghai County hadn't happened to discover the Japanese silver mines, there would have been no talk of compensation."
Feng Yibo shook his head, looked at everyone with a smile, and asked again:
"It's impossible. Every war happens to have the right time and place, and the other side happens to have a silver mine, right?"
The founding people only saw the benefits, but did not see the dangers.
If it had not been known in advance that Japan had a huge silver mine, it would have been impossible for Japan to agree to pay compensation.
Moreover, although the Japanese state was defeated at that time, it was not really at the end of its rope.
It was Feng Yibo who used some means to provoke internal strife among Japanese daimyo.
Let them be wary of each other and restrain each other.
In particular, the death of Toyoda Taiji left the Japanese nation without a leader.
Yama Asakusa, the leader of the country, was eager to take advantage of the situation and ascend to power.
These many factors are mixed together to complete the preparation for peace negotiations.
But even so, Feng Yibo still needs to borrow the power of the Wei frontier army and even the Goryeo Kingdom.
There are too many operations that are difficult to replicate when signing the terms of the agreement.
If the Founding Group expects the same return ratio, it is doomed to be disappointed.
Even if they do fight again, the cost they will pay will be much higher than this time.
But the rewards received are rarely as generous.
"There is no silver mine, but it just doesn't have that big of a benefit, but it doesn't mean there is no benefit."
Obviously, the Prince of Beijing County had heard what Feng Yibo meant.
He was advising himself that the benefits of war were not as great as imagined.
But after hearing it, Shui Rong couldn't give up the idea of war.
The war on the Japanese side has been completely divided with the signing of the peace terms.
Now even if the founding family wants to get involved, Donghai County and the new nobles will not give in.
At most, I can just drink some soup from Da Wei.
Since they are destined to miss the opportunity to carve up the benefits this time, it would be better for the founding lineage to lead a war on their own.
Shui Rong, as the leader of the founding lineage, has been riding a tiger these days.
He must lead everyone to earn enough profits, otherwise the founding line may fall apart.
Those forces on the periphery can still sit on the fence and watch the situation, or they can choose to join the upstarts.
But the core of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes are destined to survive.
"You might not believe it if I tell you."
Feng Yibo heard the desire for profit, but did not respond directly.
"This time I happened to catch up with me. When I learned about the huge benefits contained in it, what I thought of at the time was to win one or two for our Wei Dynasty and not let Donghai County take it all."
He smiled and described the process of negotiating peace.
"Although the peace negotiation was urgent at the time, I tried to mediate it again and again, and finally came up with such a compromise."
The three of them were a little confused, wondering why Bai Feng Yibo complained.
At this time, I heard Feng Yibo say again:
"Speaking of it, it is forced by the situation. Otherwise, who would be willing to let others take a bite of the fat in their mouth?"
What he wanted to say was that this time he took food from Donghai County for the sake of Wei.
The implication is actually foreshadowing a later polite refusal.
But to the Prince of Beijing County, these words sounded like...
"If this matter can really be facilitated, Xiao Wang can guarantee that my husband's work will not be in vain."
Come on!
Shui Xiu took Feng Yibo's words as an advantage.
He thought Feng Yibo meant that the distribution of Donghai County to Wei would not benefit him.
So complaining at this time means that you are working in vain, because you are working for the Wei Dynasty in vain.
"The commander misunderstood me, just like the Japanese country this time, Feng Yuan is not doing it for any benefit!"
Feng Yibo couldn't even laugh or cry. He hurriedly explained something and then said in an awe-inspiring manner:
"As long as it is beneficial to Da Wei, it is not in vain for me!"
joke!
What he wants, he's afraid the other party won't be able to give it to him.
"Mr. Gaoyi!"
The Prince of Beijing County smiled, followed with a compliment, and then said:
"Xiao Wang certainly believes in Mr.'s character, but as the saying goes, no merit will be rewarded, but Mr. Wang's merits should not be left empty-handed. Doesn't this chill the hearts of those who have made merits?"
To the Prince of Beijing County, Feng Yibo's words were naturally Zhengzhi's correct nonsense.
He is telling Feng Yibo that as long as you help, you will get the reward you deserve.
"It doesn't matter whether I have merit or not, money is like a floating cloud to me."
Feng Yibo waved his hand again and said with emotion:
"I just didn't expect that everyone involved except me has benefited, but now that I'm back, everyone is making things difficult for me, the only one who doesn't benefit!"
This sounded like he was complaining, but when he said this, he glanced at the three people present.
Seeing that the three people's eyes were focused on him, he sighed heavily and said:
"Alas! Tell me, it's really hard for a good person to do this!"
His words were spoken from the bottom of his heart.
These days, he has been hiding whenever he can, and delaying when he can't.
He is very proficient in Tai Chi Kung Fu.
In the eyes of outsiders, he is naturally the winner.
The one who benefits is the Prince of Donghai County. What does Feng Yibo have to do with him?
The Prince of Beijing County felt a little disgusted when he heard this.
But she could only continue to hold him, and echoed with emotion:
"Sir, he has suffered too much on his own for serving the country and the people!"
This time Feng Yibo did not deny it, and nodded before saying:
"Because of this, I really don't want to be involved in these things anymore. If the commander is interested, he might as well have someone communicate with the Duke of Donghai directly, and don't ask me to be the middleman again."
Is not this nonsensical?
If the Prince of Donghai County could be found, who would come looking for him?
"Speaking of which, everyone knows that Mr. Sir is devoted to his country."
Prince Beijing nodded again, agreed, and then said:
"I have also heard that some small countries in Nanyang are submissive on the surface, but in fact they are secretly disobedient. Among other things, there are several small countries bordering Jiaochin that provoke our Wei border from time to time."
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Aren't you serving the country and the people?
Now there are people who are dissatisfied with the Wei Dynasty. Should you express your disapproval?
After hearing this, Feng Yibo's heart was electrified.
Are the founders eyeing several countries in Southeast Asia?
Needless to say, the north of Jiaozhi is backed by the Wei Dynasty.
It borders the Canglan Kingdom to the west and the Champa Kingdom to the south.
Speaking of dishonesty, I should be referring to Champa.
In these years, the Champa Kingdom was ambitious and would provoke the Wei Dynasty from time to time and try to expand northward.
The other party's idea is good, but...
In Feng Yibo's plan, Nanyang has long been in the possession of Donghai County!
If it weren't for the purpose of attacking the Japanese country first, Feng Yibo would have unified the Nanyang Islands long ago.
It’s time to develop towards the peninsula at this time!
Originally, he was not prepared to agree easily.
Now that I heard it was a small country in Nanyang, I was even less willing to agree.
"Although I am a hereditary second-class knight, I do not have the right to lead troops. I am only responsible for overseas affairs in the Ministry of Rites."
After listening to the words of Prince Beijing, Feng Yibo first emphasized his own duties.
He smiled again, cupped his hands in the direction of the palace, and said:
"If there is any small country that disobeys me, the commander might as well tell me directly. When I return to the ministry, I will draw up a statement and ask the Holy Spirit to issue an edict!"
After saying this, he paused slightly, put down his bowing hand, and said with a smile:
"If the other party continues to provoke, I can work with the Prince of Nan'an to report to the Ministry of War and ask the Ministry of War to come up with a plan to send troops, and then make plans."
Feng Yibo's rhetoric strictly followed court procedures.
But the Prince of Beijing County frowned frequently when he heard this.
If we follow this process, 80% of the time we will get called back directly to the cabinet.
Zhang Songyue's style has always been steady.
If it is not necessary, we will never start a provocation lightly.
"It's such a small country, why bother disturbing the Holy Master?"
Prince Beijing forced a smile and continued:
"Speaking of it over there, it happens to be close to Donghai County. Why don't you, sir, help me answer the question and ask the King of Donghai County if he is interested."
Speaking of which, he also explained:
"It's not a war to destroy the country, it's just to help teach the disobedient vassals a lesson, so that they won't often provoke and ignore the warnings of the Nan'an Palace."
The Prince of Nan'an did not dare to initiate border provocations, but Jiaozhi had the responsibility to defend its territory.
If it was an excuse to fight back against Champa, normally it would be fine.
It's just that the Nan'an Palace's deterrent to Nanyang mainly relies on the Wei Dynasty.
In itself, it does not have the strength to crush other countries.
The reputation of Donghai County's fleet in the East China Sea has long made the governments of Southeast Asia fearful.
This naval battle allowed people to see more of their strength.
Although the rumors of magic are a bit exaggerated, the results are real.
Two hundred thousand troops and thousands of ships.
If you say no, it’s gone!
If we can unite with Donghai County, no matter which small Nanyang country we attack, we will be able to capture it easily.
Having said this, he lowered his posture and said expectantly:
"We are all nobles of the Wei Dynasty. We should help each other. What do you think, sir?"
how?
If I want to fight Champa, why should I take you to play with me?
Feng Yibo couldn't help but feel a little want to laugh, nodded and said:
"As members of the Wei Dynasty, we should help each other, but..."
He first emphasized that it was not because of his honor, but because he belonged to the same Wei Dynasty.
But as he spoke, the topic changed and he said:
"But I can't control whether the King of Donghai County agrees or not. Why don't you let the Prince of Nan'an give it a try first? If the army fails, Donghai County will definitely not stand idly by."
If we lose, will we still have a say when the division is divided in the future?
These words made Prince Beijing feel as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.
"Sir, what you said is wrong. Since we are both members of the Wei Dynasty, we should advance and retreat together. How can we sit back and watch the Nan'an Palace be defeated?"
You still say that you are one of your own, do you have the nerve to watch the Nan'an Palace fail?
"That's what the commander said, but if you're not sure, why do you want to do it forcefully?"
Feng Yibo heard the resentment in the other party's words, smiled and shook his head:
"If you ask me, it's better to accumulate strength and fight again when you are confident."
Don’t take on the porcelain job without diamonds!
From this point of view, the founding lineage was really forced into panic.
Even though he knows that his strength is insufficient, he still insists on being good at starting a battle.
"Time waits for us!"
Prince Beijing sighed heavily and said with a sad face:
"To be honest, sir, this time the interests of Japan's peace talks have affected the hearts of too many people, and everyone is a little impetuous. If we don't fight, people's hearts will be scattered."
Seeing that the other party was a dignified county prince, he began to behave miserably.
The corners of Feng Yibo's mouth trembled slightly, and he suppressed a smile and said:
"Since the governor doesn't treat me as an outsider, I will say some things directly."
"Appreciate further details."
Shui Rong sat up straight and looked attentively.
"Donghai County has just finished a battle. It not only needs to consolidate the newly acquired territory in Japan, but also must provide for the livelihood of the people."
Feng Yibo presented the facts and sighed softly:
"Even with me as the mediator, I'm afraid Donghai County won't be able to send many troops to help the Nan'an Palace fight the war."
It is true to consolidate the territory, but it is not necessary to support the people's livelihood.
Donghai County's army is a professional army, not a militia.
However, the gunpowder and ammunition were almost emptied during this battle, and it did take some time to accumulate.
"Xiao Wang is very grateful to have you tell the truth today."
Shui Rong nodded gratefully and said:
"This matter really cannot be rushed. I just ask you, sir, to tell me first. As for the date of sending troops, we can continue to negotiate."
After all, he started his career through military service, and he hangs out with Wu Xun on weekdays.
He also knew something about the war.
It can wipe out an army of 200,000 people. Even if it is a victory with a larger number, the battle losses will probably not be too small.
So once he heard what Feng Yibo said, Shui Rong believed it.
"This is what the prince said. If I refuse again, it will be a bit disrespectful."
Feng Yibo achieved his goal today, so he followed the original plan and said with a smile:
"Well, it's winter now, and the port of Jinmen is about to be closed. Once the port is unsealed in spring, I will contact Donghai County immediately."
The Prince of Beijing County received an answer, and finally had an account with the founding family.
What's more, the situation at sea is indeed the same.
Then he nodded, raised his glass and said:
"Then Mr. Lao, there will be a generous reward later!"
Feng Yibo also raised his glass and responded:
"We are all here for Wei, so there is no need for you to be polite."
After saying that, they both drank.
Seeing that the business was finished, Feng Ziying stood up immediately.
He personally filled up their glasses and then said loudly:
"Come on, come on! Although it's a little late, today can be regarded as a blessing for Yibo!"
Jia Lian, who had been afraid to express his anger, finally breathed a sigh of relief and echoed:
"Yes, yes! Today, the commanders are here to fight for Yibo. This should come to light!"
The Prince of Beijing County finished talking about the business and finally let go of his worries.
Hearing this, he also raised his glass and said with a smile:
"Although Xiao Wang is too drunk to drink, he still wants to overestimate his own abilities today. I swear to you, sir, to get drunk before I stop!"
Everyone toasted frequently in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere.
"Drink victory!"
