Chapter 280 Negotiation

Liu Xinyu's words led countless eyes to focus on Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao said calmly: "Your Majesty, Zhang Hao knows about industry and commerce, but he doesn't know about the capital city. Zhang Hao can't give correct advice, so he can only hide his clumsiness.

I didn't think that I still couldn't escape His Majesty's eyes. "

"Oh...really?" Liu Xinyu looked at Zhang Hao with a half-smile, "However, I still want to hear your suggestion. Your Excellency, Minister of Industry and Commerce!"

Zhang Hao rubbed his nose, thought for a while and said, "I really have a suggestion, but...it might be absurd."

"Tell me." His Majesty Liu Xinyu was very happy. I finally became a queen today, and I feel very happy. And for some reason, Her Majesty the Empress really wanted to 'trick' Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao looked at Liu Xinyu's eyes with a look of excitement like a little devil, and his heart was suddenly alert-there was a monster! It seems that Liu Xinyu is a little excited to become a queen.

Zhang Hao thought for a while before slowly saying: "Your Highness, let me tell you a little story. The story is very simple. There is a besieged city, where rich people and powerful people gather; outside the city is a wilderness, where thousands of people live.

The city is rich and prosperous, but it needs blood transfusions outside the city, but the rich and powerful are worried that the people outside will cause chaos. They were afraid and trapped themselves in the city. And deep down, they yearn for the outside world. Outside the city is vast, free and peaceful.

But people outside the city don't think so. They yearn for the city and want to become masters. But the passage was closed inside the city, and the outside of the city was full of vigilance.

If people outside the city want to enter the city and become masters, there is only one way... to attack the city! Grab it.

Since then, the story of the siege has repeated itself. "

After Zhang Hao finished speaking, he stopped talking. Instead, wait quietly. The story is simple, but also very thought-provoking.

Liu Xinyu frowned slightly, and she tried to ask: "You mean, the city...doesn't need city walls?"

"Your Majesty is indeed wise. In fact, I think it is unnecessary to build a city. It does not rule out that the defense of the city wall is very good, but if the enemy hits the imperial capital, how much use will the city wall have?

On the contrary, the construction of the city wall is actually a typical example of painting the ground as a stronghold, standing still, and severing yourself from the people. As long as there are walls, society will be divided into two parts: inside and outside the city! And this will inevitably lead to internal and external conflicts.

In my opinion, no emperor should build a city wall, and should face the whole country with the most enlightened attitude.

The real city walls of an imperial capital should be the people of this country. Instead of pinning the hope of the country on the cold city wall. "

Wu Fanghai immediately objected: "If there is no city wall, once we lose the war, what will we use for defense? Victory or defeat in war is a common matter in military affairs, and no one can guarantee that they will always win."

"General Wu, although I don't know much about military affairs, I do understand that defense cannot win victory! Only by attacking and then attacking can victory in war be won.

Perhaps this statement is a bit extreme, but I have enough evidence.

Take this Great Patriotic War as an example. Has there ever been a war that relied on defense to gain the initiative? No, not once!

The first big victory was the appearance of artillery. We took the initiative to attack after the artillery, beheading and capturing more than 70,000 enemy troops.

The second big victory is that we turned hundreds of miles, captured Huaishan Pass, and then occupied Yunguan Pass in the Kingdom of Jinyang.

The third big victory was when Dugu Junjie from the north lured the enemy deep and killed 128 Nascent Soul Stages of the enemy army in one go. If it hadn't been for the appearance of the final transformation stage, we would have hoped to annihilate the entire Northern Legion of Jinyang Kingdom.

As for General Wu, you are retreating all the way, and you are also advancing by retreating. You also adopt an active offensive method instead of passive defense.

We were still attacking until the end when we beheaded the two Apotheosis Stages, and even won the war.

Only by attacking can victory be achieved.

Even the common people know that there are only those who can be thieves for a thousand days, but not those who can guard against thieves for a thousand days! "

Wu Fanghai frowned slightly. He knew that what Zhang Hao said was extreme and had many fallacies, but he couldn't find a suitable reason to refute it for a while.

And Zhang Hao's reason is really suitable, at least right now.

Wu Fanghai was still thinking, and Zhang Hao added, "I think it's enough to keep the border defenses and the cities near the border defenses with city walls.

In addition, there is an obvious change in this war to protect the country, and that is... the advancement of technology!

The changes brought about by technological progress are most obvious. This time, whether it is artillery, black iron, or steel, it is very important. So next, we should change to the technical direction. The core of industry and commerce is also technology.

If all the cities in the country build city walls, it will be an astronomical sum; but what if these costs are invested in technical research?

The city wall will age, and it needs constant reinforcement and maintenance. But technology is constantly improving; as long as the technology is mature, it is a cash cow.

For example, the Zhang family's black iron technology!

Many people suspect that the cost of the Dark Iron from the Dayang Group should be very low, but the Black Iron from the Zhang family will still be looted. "

"Oh... so how much does Dayang Group's black iron cost?" Liu Xinyu inserted a sentence flexibly. She doesn't seem to care about Zhang Hao's other words, only this.

Zhang Hao glanced at Liu Jingming next to him, and said with a faint smile, "Traditional... one-fifth!"

In fact, it is lower, but Zhang Hao and Liu Jingming mentioned this cost price when they helped Liu Jingming mint black iron coins and stabilized the currency value in the market.

Liu Xinyu nodded, and then asked, "Zhang Hao, how do you research technology...?"

"Market!" Zhang Hao laughed, "Market demand will naturally promote technological progress. What I want to talk about here is a free market economic model.

For example, the Lingmi we need most, the market needs a lot of Lingmi all the time. Good Lingmi is as big as a thumb and crystal clear like a gemstone, but it is expensive; poor Lingmi is like soybeans, which can only be fed to horses and no one cares about it.

The expectation of the market is that the quality is getting better and better, and the price is getting lower and lower.

As long as His Highness liberalizes the market, allows free competition, and guarantees legal free competition, the commercial firms and even farmers who own the output of Lingmi will try to improve the planting technology and increase the yield per mu.

In the past, the aristocratic family has been added to the peasants, so that the peasants have no enthusiasm for production. But now it is different. His Majesty only needs to set up special exchanges in various counties and counties to allow farmers to freely buy and sell their own items, and to ensure that there will be no bullying of the people in the local area.

I believe that within three years at the most, the people will be able to significantly improve the yield and quality of Lingmi, and the price will be greatly reduced.

There is also the textile industry. As far as I know, many companies have made progress in textile machines. It's just that the market and the lack of revitalization in the past, coupled with restrictions on cotton, linen and silk, have led to the inability to implement the technology.

If His Majesty sets up a special textile trading market, I believe that changes will be seen within two years. "

"It makes sense. But whether it's three years or two years, I think...it's a bit long!" Liu Xinyu finally began to call herself 'Zhen'. It seems a little awkward to call myself for the first time.

Zhang Hao immediately replied: "Then promote the patent system. Let some people survive by licensing technology, then they can concentrate on researching technology.

For example, Huang Mingshan and others from the Zhang family have been in charge of technology research; they only research technology, and hand over mature technology to other production departments.

Another example is the Zhang family. The Zhang family has promoted the common growth of both parties through technology authorization within the Dayang Group and within the Refining Guild.

The Refining Guild and various representatives of Dayang Group have obtained the technology and can put it into production as soon as possible; while the Zhang family has obtained the support of wealth and can continue more technical research. "

Liu Xinyu was thoughtful, and she gradually understood the future direction of the country's development. But it was still a little hazy for a while. In the next few days, Liu Xinyu discussed this with everyone.

A brand new country, there are too many things to consider.

In the past few days, various strategies have also been introduced.

Expand Fangshi, reorganize the management system of Fangshi, grasp everything in the hands of the state, build special farmers' markets, textile markets, etc., allow free trade, and be alert to various possible illegal activities.

In order to ensure the good operation of the market, the penalties for breaking the law are severe, and serious ones may even be sentenced to death. Heavy codes are used in troubled times, but now a thousand wastes are waiting to be done, and Xiaoxiao is never allowed to stand out.

There is also taxation. The taxation rate for agricultural products is very low, only about 1 percent; when it comes to the taxation rate for cultivation items, it is as high as one tenth.

One tenth is basically the tax rate stipulated by the state before. The difference is that although there were tax rates in the past, it was difficult for the state to reach the localities with orders, and the localities were all controlled by aristocratic families. The tax that the country can really receive is probably only 2%.

In addition, under the promotion of Zhang Hao, there are additional national roads for commercial circulation.

If you want to get rich, build roads first. But road repair costs are not low. It is said that the cost of building roads with golden bridges and silver roads is very expensive. To repair the passages across the country in one go, the current Qixia Kingdom simply cannot afford that much money.

And Zhang Hao's method is very good: contract to an individual.

The state re-assigns the roads in various regions, and divides them into different grades according to their appearance and importance, and various industrial and commercial groups bid for repairs.

After the road construction is completed, the cost can be recovered and profited by charging tolls. The state stipulates the highest standard of tolls to prevent certain groups from having headaches.

Severe penalties will be given to some commercial firms that do not work seriously after bidding. The maximum penalty can take back the right to toll roads and let the investment go to waste. Of course, the country must also specify certain indicators, and cannot do whatever it wants.

In order to try out the bidding rules, this time the newly built imperial capital in Jianwu County adopted a bidding method. The construction of each urban area is open to bidding, and a permanent responsibility sign is left. Once there is a problem, the party concerned will be found immediately, and all losses will be compensated. Serious cases may even be sentenced.

It was another evening, and something interrupted this unprecedented discussion. Yan Qing and Zheng You, who went to Yanyun Country to negotiate, are back. Sure enough, the Kingdom of Yanyun refused—we have occupied more than half of the territory of the Kingdom of Zhoushan, and you actually asked us to withdraw, how is that possible!

And in the current situation, it seems that if you put in more effort, it will be enough to destroy the entire Zhoushan country, and the fool will let it go.

Not only that, Yanyun Country also insulted Yan Qing, Zheng You, and Qixia Country—two little guys who have barely reached the Golden Core stage can represent Qixia Country, Qixia Country is really a softie, a woman is in power Really petty.

Finally, Zheng You said with an ugly face, "Your Majesty, the prince of the Yanyun Kingdom also threatened that when he penetrates the Zhoushan Kingdom, he will go to the Qixia Kingdom to find the Queen...'for fun'."

After listening to the report, Liu Xinyu showed a cold smile, "Okay, come and play with me? Okay, I don't need him to come over, I will take the initiative to go there! General Wu Fanghai!"

"exist."

"Immediately lead the legion to go out immediately! In addition, when you meet the soldiers of the Yanyun Kingdom, no prisoners will be left! Tell them that the reason for this is because their crown prince died properly! We must publicize it widely!"

"Understood!" Wu Fanghai did not refuse.

This time, the Kingdom of Yanyun was on the point of Liu Xinyu's knife—Her Majesty, who had just ascended the throne, needed to establish a reputation for the outside world. Since the country of Yanyun dares to speak out, then be prepared to be retaliated.

Liu Xinyu has never been a person who doesn't fight back when she is beaten or scolded. Don't forget, the second article of the newly established constitution of Qixia Country is: Repay kindness with kindness, and repay grievances with straightness. Because the aristocratic family was slowed down in the war, Liu Xinyu did not adopt a gentle strategy, but took advantage of the victory... massacre!

At the beginning when the crown prince wanted to marry Liu Xinyu out, Liu Xinyu directly killed him without any hesitation.

Now that Liu Xinyu is enthroned and in power, another prince from the kingdom of Yanyun is insulting him. I really don't know how to write dead words.

Wu Fanghai left immediately, arrived in the north in less than half a day, and led the 100,000 legions that had been prepared long ago across the border of the Zhoushan Kingdom.

These 100,000 troops are all real elites. One hundred thousand troops, equipped with up to 300 artillery pieces and more than 3,000 mortars. It can be said that among the 100,000 troops, there are almost 10,000 artillerymen. This is already a completely transformed army.

On the second day after Wu Fanghai set off, it was time for post-war negotiations between Qixia Kingdom and Jinyang Kingdom.

In this negotiation, the Qixia Kingdom sent Zhao Duo and Zhang Hao as the main negotiators; Feng Zhiling also followed, and was considered a representative of Xuanzhen Sect.

When Zhang Hao and his party arrived at Huaishan Pass, someone from Jinyang Kingdom also came to greet them.

There is no nonsense, and the welcome is quite satisfactory. When he came to the hall of the general's mansion at Huaishan Pass, Zhang Hao saw a lot of negotiators from the other party, but Zhang Hao only knew three, He Dongkui, Prince Zhao Huaiyun, and Prince Shaoshi. Wei Zirong.

Among them, I know He Dongkui because He Dongkui took a photo when he led more than 500 yuan infants to attack Xinglintang.

Needless to say, the prince and Wei Zirong, Wei Zirong had approached Zhang Hao many times, and the prince wanted to assassinate Zhang Hao, but Feng Zhiling caught the strand of soul and stuffed it into a puppet.

Seeing the prince, Zhang Hao quickly took out a small wooden figure from the storage ring and played with it casually. The prince's eyes shifted away in a blink of an eye, and he even forgot the words of welcome.

(Completed two updates in the morning. I haven’t eaten breakfast since I typed at 6 o’clock. I’m asking for a ticket. I’ll eat first.)