Section 2006 Wu Zuoxi's Plan (3)

This kid is definitely good at reading, much better than himself back then. As an old man, I didn't pass the exam to become a scholar, so I can only let him come and reproduce my dream back then, but I have to give it to him. He established a very good opportunity and a good platform. Those who enter the Imperial College are very promising. Where should his son go? He should have a good discussion with some learned people there. If he didn't pass the exam, it would be good for his son to know more talented people there. This incident made him feel that the guy who really owed him a big favor, something that the prime minister didn't even do. It's done. m

Cao's House of Companies is very clear that the previous investments are all for these people. As long as one of them is willing to turn back, these investments can be fully recovered. The person in the prime minister's mansion is the one who can successfully recover The investor, after he found the manager of the Cao's House of Commerce, he did some things that were very beneficial to the Cao's House of Business. Now the turmoil in the prime minister's mansion does not dare to say that the Cao's House of Business does not know anything about it, but some The big things are all clear, of course, even if there is only a 1% chance of influencing the prime minister through her, this deal is not a loss, and this person has brought a lot of unexpected gains to the Cao family firm, For example, he was the one who recruited several other staff members in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The daily life of these staff members is similar, even if the gap between the first team and the last one is not very big, the main reason is that this era has not started to pay attention to talents, and these staff members are all very exquisite talents . Take Mr. Prime Minister as an example, these people are really like his pets. As long as he is willing, all people may be killed. As long as he sees anyone who is not pleasing to the eye, he will be fired immediately, and these people have no conditions to appeal. The other staff have seen this kid, and they are already doing well. , They also wondered that everyone's income is about the same, how can he live well and why can't we. Does he have a better brain than ours? No, we have been at the same level for such a long time, which means that our school is similar.

Although they were all literati in the past, and they were unwilling to ask for others, but seeing the growing gap in living conditions between the two sides, they couldn't bear it anymore. Finally one day, a few people joined forces Had a dinner. I was going to learn from this guy, but who knew that when he came to eat, he brought another person, this guy who was already an employee of Cao's House of Commerce, the guy who brought him was naturally the broker, and he brought that person to this On the table, his reward is also very generous. It's full of silver, and the other few people don't know that he can make money with a little food. They also pooled some silver for this guy, hoping that he can give them advice.

The meal was nothing special. But these people ate happily and toasted frequently, because they knew that their lives would be as good as that guy's in the future. There is a lot of money, a luxurious house, more women than before, and better choices for my own children. At least I don't have to spend my whole life in obscurity under others like myself.

The subsequent development of the matter was very easy. The aides in the prime minister's mansion came here one by one, but the Cao's firm was not a fool.

It is impossible for them to accept everyone. If there are intelligence personnel from the prime minister, it will be troublesome. The prime minister himself has his own intelligence system throughout the empire.

If these plans of Wu Zuoxi are just a prelude, there are many more behind, and most people may not believe it. In fact, among these many plans, Wu Zuoxi has another plan, which is to win over some officials of the court. Soliciting is different from those who send money. When you send money, they may only do one thing for you, and they may not help you in the future. Wu Zuoxi is very frustrated in trying to woo people in this plan. Officials, for example, you have been in the same position for 20 or 30 years, or you have no hope of promotion, so you just hang out here. Such officials have lost confidence in the entire court. They just want to be able to do it for a day. One day, they may not know what the ending will be in the end, and these people are also the objects to be developed.

For example, in the capital city, a fifth-rank official of the Military and Horse Division is also a target to be wooed. This person has been late for the official position for ten years, but he has never been promoted in this position, and he himself has lost In order to gain the motivation to go up, he feels that he is living a good life now, but he can only deceive himself and others with this idea. The real situation is absolutely not like this. Guan, how can I feel better in my heart only if I keep walking in the same place? After he was reprimanded by his boss again, he met people from Cao's House, who were very good at looking for this opportunity, that is, to find them at the most difficult time in their hearts, and this time is the easiest time to succeed .

Soon, this guy was arranged to take a one-month sick leave. This one-month time is necessary, because Cao's firm wants to invest in you, and it has to make changes to you again. You must listen to Cao If you are in the Cao family business, this is the only way, don't look at you as a fifth-rank official now, but with the support of Cao's business behind you, soon, you will get a chance to be promoted, and then it will depend on your own If you have been on the rise within a few years, Cao's House will definitely invest more in you, but if you don't make any progress after the first rise, then I'm sorry, you have to be in It has been deleted from this list, Cao's House of Commerce does not need waste.

Sure enough, when this guy reappeared in the capital after a period of time, many people who knew him felt that he had changed. I won't pursue it, after he comes back this time. I want to be competitive in everything I encounter, to attract the attention of some people. Soon, everyone understands what's going on? It turned out that there was someone above him, but I really didn't realize that the boss who scolded him the hardest was actually his backer, and he was promoted, which made many people puzzled, what's going on? They are not very close in normal times, so how come they got the chance to be promoted now for no reason? There is no impenetrable wall in this world. As long as you are willing to inquire and put your heart into it, you can always find something, and the number on the profile picture has entered the minds of these officials.

Things have developed to this stage, and the political aspect can basically be said to be over. Most people will automatically know the organization of Cao's House, as long as you rely on them. You will have the opportunity to be promoted, as long as you are useful, they will accept you, as long as you are a talent, they will never bury you, of course, it is impossible for people who are fooling around to get along with others. Everyone's eyes are also sharp, so it is impossible to invest too much energy in you. What you need to invest in is the kind of dark horse, the kind of dark horse with great potential in the future, if you don't have these. I advise you not to go, even if you go, you will only bring shame on yourself. People don't want you to be like this. It's your fault to waste other people's money, isn't it?

The expansion in another aspect of politics has not yet started, because the Cao's House of Firms does not have the ability yet, but Li Cong and Wu Zuoxi have already discussed it, and it will start in five months, that is, with the three The children of the royal family of the Great Empire have a good relationship. The three empires are basically the same. The children of the royal family will accept an appointment after they reach adulthood, and this appointment is basically related to their talents. Of course, it is related to them. It is also very relevant if it is not a concubine. It is absolutely impossible for the children of the concubine to get a good position. Do these children of the concubine have no rights? For the entire royal family, their power is not great, but for the common people, their rights are still acceptable.

This part of the people is also the target that the Cao family firm needs to win over. These concubine royal children have not obtained their due rights since they were born. There are some servants in some teams, but the servants in the palace also have their own eyes. They know what these people will do in the future? The princes born by the first son are naturally princes and the like, while the sons born by the concubine go to a small border town to slowly spend the rest of their lives. They may never have a bright day in their whole life. What's the use of cursing such a person Woolen cloth? So these people's childhood was very miserable, but the slaves are not afraid of them coming back for revenge in the future, because they may not even have the chance to return to the capital when they grow up.

The concubine princes are very sad at this time. They have been bullied by these slaves, just like the bullying Cao Ke received in the Cao family back then. It is a pity that they are still young and have no way to do it. But the family business company saw this. They sent people to contact these concubine princes, or the concubine sons in the palace. As long as they could contact them, it would be considered a success. There are many people like them who want to take revenge. Now this is to sign an agreement with them, what can they not help Cao's house to accomplish? Let's help you do things first, and it's good to form such a good relationship. Even if you don't help us with things in the future, as long as you don't come to us, it's good. kind of stuff.

It's not easy to curry favor with a city lord in the following cities. Now I just want to do such a small thing for them. In the future, the city lord will have a very good relationship with you, and Cao's firm has studied it. These princes They don't have their own team at all. When they go to the place, they bring at most two people of their own. They don't know anything about the whole county. At that time, the person who helped him can be regarded as his master and go with him. , the entire county is basically under your control. They didn't live a good life in the capital. After they go down, they will naturally search for land frantically to make a lot of money, so that they can live more comfortably. Cao's House can satisfy them. Although the brains of these royal children are easy to use, they enjoy life very well.

If you let them think about it one by one, they can't remember what they are here for? How did I get this city lord, and the careers of the two Cao's commercial firms that appeared next to him will help them do all this. His mastery of this city is equivalent to Cao's firm's mastery of this city, and such an investment is huge. It should be said that the rate of return is huge, and it is also the most convenient and quickest. When they returned to the capital to report their work, they also said that they could not find the county where they were located. The royal family was also happy for them. Whether it is false or not, only they know it in their own hearts. If they don't say it, no one will know it. Of course, Cao's House will coax them, and they won't say this. At that time, maybe one-tenth of the progress of the entire empire was under the good control of the playground.

Of course, these royal children are not all idiots. Some of them are very powerful people who have seen the conspiracy of the Cao family firm, but they don't have much ability now, and they don't even have food and snacks. The method is the master, how did they deal with Cao's house. She doesn't know how many sons the emperor has, but the eunuchs around the emperor do. How many sons and grandchildren are there in total? Some may even have no chance to see the emperor in their entire lives. This is definitely not alarmist talk, it is absolutely true, as long as the eunuchs around the emperor can be bribed. No one will know the life and death of these people. In this era, the mortality rate of children is very high. At that time, as long as one person is reported to be sick and died, no one will pursue these things. At the beginning. There are also a few princes who feel that they have the ability to come out and talk about this matter.

But when they were killed one by one, the other princes who had a good heart did not dare to say anything, no one was afraid of losing their own lives. I just need to wait slowly, and when I am an adult, I can go out and enjoy it, why waste my brain on such a thing? Although this empire itself has the right to inherit, the place that can be inherited by itself is such a palm-sized piece, even the whole empire, let’s forget it. Didn’t you see His Highness the Crown Prince staring at you brothers? As long as I move a little bit, I may be killed by it. There are too many people who want to be emperor, but that person is absolutely impossible to be my own. I just live my life honestly. It doesn't matter if one person thinks like this, but if all the princes think like this, it brings great opportunities to Cao's House, and they can slowly buy these people off.

Another aspect of the infiltration of the royal family is these princesses. In the Northern Empire, the relationship between the little princesses can be said to be very extensive, especially among the princesses. The princess has a prestigious title in the empire. How are you doing? Everyone worries about food, rice, oil and salt every day. What is the most indispensable thing in Cao's house? It's money. The little princess is spreading money everywhere like the money-scattering boy, so that these princesses can talk easily in the Northern Empire. Although the family background of the princesses is not very good, the people they know are all high-level people. Listen to these words If there are more people, it will also bring certain benefits to Cao's firm. These princesses can also be said to be a microphone, and they just need to pay for things.

Women have always considered much less issues than men, and more about politics. Women don't think about political issues at all. These princesses seem to have been abandoned by the royal family after they got married. If you marry well, you still have some right to speak. If you marry poorly, you can only be slightly better than ordinary people. It is impossible for the royal family to think of them, because they are already married and are not members of the royal family. Take that little money, or you can go in once on the emperor's birthday. At other times, they all know that they are living an honest life outside. Even in the capital, they can't just take her into the palace. The rules of this era, It also greatly helped Li Lai to buy them off.

Such a whole system is considered complete, from officials to staff, to royal children, and then to some officials who have no ambitions. These are the four directions of Li Congzhan. These four directions are not carried out at the same time, but they are also related to each other. Yes, it does not rule out that the order can be reversed and developed in advance. Wu Zuoxi can make such a huge plan by himself. Li Cong has to admire this guy. If he makes these plans by himself, there are two major policies. It is possible, but it is absolutely impossible to arrange such a detailed arrangement on which prince, princess, or official. I don't have that much brain to think about these issues, and I am not familiar with these people at all.

Regarding military matters, Li Tong was going to discuss this issue with Wu Zuoxi in person, so the two met in the capital of the Northern Empire a year later. Many things happened this year, back to the battlefield. The army of the Cao family firm also fought a large-scale fierce battle with the army of the Linghu family of the Eastern Empire. Tens of millions of people clashed on both sides. Not much, but generally speaking, the position is still in their own hands, and the losses of the Eastern Empire will be even greater. They have not yet achieved their strategic goals, which makes the Eastern Empire very angry, and their coastal areas also suddenly came out. So many pirates. The Eastern Empire has many islands on the sea, and many islands may be a supply point for the Eastern Empire, but now all of these islands have suffered a devastating blow.

It can be said that the current Eastern Empire is the most difficult. A kind of doubt erupted in the whole country. Is it right for the upper echelons to do so? Against the entire continent, do they have the ability? So the royal family of the Eastern Empire, Huo gave orders to Linghu Pinqiu on the front line. I want this guy to quickly break through the defense line of Cao's House and bring back the people from Thunder Gate. If they can get the help from Thunder Gate, they don't have to be afraid of anything. Some of the power of Thunder Gate are also thinking about what to do go back?

It's a pity that they haven't dared to take the risk yet, if they really take the risk and run out. Those masters of the three empires in the dark are not vegetarians. They have been waiting in the frozen forest for a long time. If they are allowed to find the headquarters of the Thunder Gate, they will rush up like hungry wolves and give the Thunder Gate a thunderbolt. One hit, Li Cong's people have been waiting for a long time. As long as they dare to expose it, it will definitely make them come and go. So these people are all forbearing, even if people from the three empires bully their foreheads, what can they do? I have no other choice but to let the Eastern Empire fight alone now. If I can survive this period of time, they will have the final say in the days to come, and the initiative will return to their hands, but Will Cao's House let them survive? It is absolutely impossible for you to make it through, our end is coming.

You are always a very good master in terms of strategic grasp, not to mention these capable people under him, even he himself will never let such a thing happen, the fleet has been automatically added to five, Wu Zhijian is right They raided the major coastal ports of the Eastern Empire day and night, as long as they heard that there was something important? To unload or ship out at the port, their fleet will appear like ghosts and bombard the entire port. The people of the Eastern Empire have already dispatched a lot of manpower, including magicians, but unfortunately they are still They didn't catch these fleets, because the speed of the fleets was surprisingly fast, and they all started attacking them within a range of more than ten kilometers at sea. This is definitely not a short distance, even if a magician who can fly finds them It's useless, these fleets escape faster, and magicians can't stay at sea for a long time. If they are on land, it is easy to capture them.

In the past, the people of the Eastern Empire were very proud to tell the people of the other three empires that they were the overlords of the sea, but now these people appear from the sea, but they have nothing to do with them. Aren’t you the overlords of the sea? Didn't you say that as long as it is an enemy at sea, you can catch them? Why don't you talk about it now? How good are you? How do you usually tell us? Now it's a mess of sneak attacks. The high-level officials of the three empires can't wait to hold a banquet after hearing the news. Let's celebrate. They all want to know what's going on? Even if the Southern Empire suffered from Li Cong's loss a while ago, they also want to know if these are pirates and now they have all transferred to the Eastern Empire? After careful calculation, they haven't encountered these so-called pirates on the southern coast of the Southern Empire for a long time. It seems that the Eastern Empire is the headache. Whatever you do is good.

There is another difficulty in the Eastern Empire. The young people in the country refuse to join the army. In the past, joining the army could keep their family from starving, but now joining the army will really lead to death. Don’t say anything about defending the place. , everyone is not a fool. For the same county, nearly 3,000 people have been pulled out this month, but these 3,000 people have not even returned a letter. What is going on with them? He is already dead. According to some sources in the Eastern Empire, the consumption on the frontline battlefield is as high as tens of millions of people every month. This kind of army consumption is affordable for the huge Eastern Empire, but death With so many people, the whole battle situation has not changed at all. This is unacceptable to the common people, and it is worthwhile for them to win if so many people die. It's a pity that they can't even see the hope of victory now. Cao's firm's army is staring there like a nail, preventing them from moving forward.

The ruling and opposition parties of the Eastern Empire are no longer monolithic. In the beginning, they all supported the fierce attack and opened the passage, but it is different now. He didn't see that the Linghu family had already started to go downhill at this time, as if the royal family had treated them It's not too fancy, many enemies of the Linghu family have started. Those who brought out to accuse them, including the Jia family that you led the empire to make friends with, and the senior members of the Jia family are not fools, they also know to take advantage of this opportunity, if this opportunity is really lost, the Linghu family will soon be relieved When the vitality comes, at that time, for them, those who drink three to four will definitely not have a good life. Killing you while you are sick is not a joke, everyone understands that at this time they are trying their best to hurt the Linghu family, and hope that she will not be able to retaliate in the future.

That kid Linghu had been put back by Li Cong a long time ago, and this guy started after he went back. Gather your own forces, different from the forces of the Linghu family, which are completely dependent on his own strength, forces that have nothing to do with the royal family, this kid has indeed not let you down, after you go back. More than one-tenth of the power of the Linghu family is under this small man. You must know that the Linghu family is a very large family. Even compared with the royal families of the other three empires, he can gather a few tenths of his strength. This kid is definitely not an ordinary person. Of course, Li Cong gave him a lot of help to make this guy Thousands of fifth-level fighters were brought back. Thousands of fifth-level fighters are already very powerful for ordinary families, but for the Linghu family, this is nothing at all. Five billion taels of silver, is this nothing? All this money is a drop in the bucket in the eyes of the big family, but this kid used these things to create the current situation.

Some people say that if this kid has no talent, Li Cong will definitely not believe it. It is impossible for a person without ability to take down less than 100% of this country. This kid just took it down. Even Wu Zuoxi admitted that he seemed to be watching Wrong this kid, he has to say that Li Cong's vision is very vicious, and he can see people very accurately. This kid wants to send some news about the front line of the Eastern Empire to Li Cong's hands, otherwise, Li Cong will rely on How could his line of defense last for a year? During this year, you lost tens of millions of troops from yourself. The Eastern Empire lost ten times as much as them. You never lost too many troops. People, but the money lost is a lot. Li Cong invested nearly 70 billion taels of silver in the whole war. Of course he would not pay this money by himself. The other three empires are also involved. The three empires Each person must pay 20 billion silver, otherwise Li Cong will withdraw his troops. The threat at this time is quite effective.

All countries say that their country’s finances are very difficult. They not only hand over half to Li Cong, but also give Li Cong the other half for loans. What Li Cong wants most now is their own loans, and he is afraid that you will not give me. Take you to give me a loan. One thing is that the interest can be paid. Another thing is that you need a mortgage. The government’s words must not count. If you don’t count, the people of the whole country will not believe it. In the future, you At this time, if you publish some evidence, no one will believe you. Of course, the three empires are not fools. They also sent some officials to the front line. How did they spend it? After these officials arrived at the front line, they were immediately trapped by delicious food, delicious food, and some exotic beauties who came to this department. Of course, it was Li Tong who asked him to say what they said Having said that, the news received by the court is that the front line really spends so much money.

Batch after batch of officials of the imperial court passed by, but the results were the same when they came back. They couldn’t all be bought by Li Cong. The three empires didn’t believe this result, but there was nothing they could do except I didn't think of any other way than sending people over to have a look. What's going on with these people? They were really bought by Li Cong. No matter what kind of person you are, as long as you are alone, you will have your own weaknesses. Li Cong's intelligence agency has set up a special organization. It is aimed at these so-called imperial envoys, but we can find what you like and what you want. In the face of these things, you will definitely fall, you will listen to the words of Cao's House, forget all about your mission here, spend a very pleasant month here, and then return to where you went back The distance is enough, and you all understand how to go back.

If you talk nonsense after you go back, there will be corresponding sanctions here. For example, how much money did you take here? There are records of how many women you have slept with. After you go back, these things may spread in the capital. How will you behave then? Even if you tell the court the news, the court will give you great credit, but what will you do after these scandals spread? If you still want to be an official, it is impossible to be a normal citizen. Under such pressure, these people have become Li Cong's vassals. What they told the court after they went back was all the same. The front line was really short of money, and some soldiers were even hungry. After these people went back, they all said that the front line was in a very bad situation and was about to be broken through. Without further support, the situation could take a turn for the worse.

Their reports directly panicked the three empires. If the army of the Cao family firm could not resist the army of the Eastern Empire, then the people from the Thunder Gate would quickly return to the Eastern Empire. Thunder Gate has accumulated huge manpower, material and financial resources. If they are allowed to return to the Eastern Empire, the power of the Eastern Empire will undoubtedly become stronger. When the time comes, the three great empires will only be able to draw a tie for them. This is absolutely impossible. The Eastern Empire has a strong strength. He will never be satisfied with the current situation, nor will he be satisfied with ruling four points One continent, he will at least demand to rule more than half, so where should the other quarter come from? It should be based on the three empires. From a geographical point of view, the distance between the Western Empire and the Eastern Empire is the farthest, but it is not ruled out that the Western Empire will suffer huge losses. Although there will be no loss in terms of territory, but In terms of compensation and so on, there will be huge losses.

The high-level officials of the three empires immediately gathered together again. They were all discussing the situation on the front line, whether they should continue to supplement Li Cong. Now the army in county-level cities has exceeded one billion people. Among the one billion people About 50 to 60 million are on the front line, and the rest are all stationed in the territory of the three empires. The basic policy of Cao's firm now is that you expand the army of 100 million people and I will dispatch 10 million troops. Going to the front line, if I don’t reach this ratio, I won’t send troops there, and I will retreat a certain distance every day, which makes you feel a sense of crisis. It’s like playing with fire. Will set himself on fire, Li Tong himself is a master tactician, he will never let such a thing happen, so far they are still playing very well, at least the three major empires and the Eastern Empire are about to be defeated by him played.

From a long-term perspective, the three empires must still support Li Cong at this time, but what do they have? The three empires have experienced a long period of peace, and they have already squandered all the wealth they should have accumulated. They need money to build an army. If they deploy local troops, the local defense will become very insufficient. You must know that the society in this era is not completely peaceful. It is absolutely impossible to deploy some of the emperor's pro-military troops. These troops are the guarantee for defending the empire. Who knows if sending all your troops to the front line will catch fire in your rear Woolen cloth? Especially the Southern Empire. What they are most worried about now is that the pirates are making a comeback. There are hundreds of millions of troops along the coast of the Southern Empire, and those are all waiting for the pirates.

The only solution is to continue to let the Cao family firm recruit the army. After they have installed the army training equipment and a series of things, Li will not care about it from this time on. He will hand over all these things to the three empires. What I want is the finished army, not these ordinary people. When I couldn’t do it before, I had to go by myself. At that time, you said that I was a powerful person. Now it’s all right. I won’t go to recruit again. Woolen cloth? I want you and me to train and send it to me personally. The Three Great Empires are suffering at this time. Why didn’t they think of getting along with Li Cong in the past? Now let him ride on his neck It's also what I deserve. I didn't grasp the good opportunity when I had a good opportunity. Now that there is no good opportunity, I can only wait for someone to kill me.

Of course, borrowing is also absolutely indispensable. Li Cong has made a new war plan, and the whole line will need about 100 million silver in the next year. The three empires will be terrified when they recite this amount, and they will never believe it. The front line needs so much money. Even if all the officials tell them that the front line needs so much money, they will not believe it. How do you fight on the front line every day? Is it throwing silver around to fight the war? Otherwise, how would this number come out? Even if the three empires cut down on all expenses, they would have to spend nearly half of their financial resources to supply the front lines without eating or drinking. This is no longer a small-scale battle, it is already a battle for the entire empire, but the front lines There are only hundreds of millions of people on both sides of the army. How could they spend so much money? Soon, the three empires understood what was going on. Li Cong was asking for prices and needed them to pay back the money on the spot.

Based on their financial situation, the three empires could only agree to give Li Cong a military expenditure of 100 million silver. Li Cong is very satisfied with this figure. After all, the real expenses on the front line are not so much at all. That’s enough. It’s all about considering some modern weapons from the earth. For example, the grenade is very cheap on the earth. After you get here, it’s said that it’s as high as two silver a piece, three big People in the empire have also seen that this thing is indeed very powerful. If it is really accurate, such a thing can kill a chariot of the Eastern Empire. You must know that the chariot is worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. In this way, there is still a gap of tens of thousands of times. A large number of people know that this thing is possible. If Li Cong proposes to make chariots, they will feel distressed. Those chariots are useless and cost so much It is better to make this grenade. Some people in the three empires still feel that Li Cong has saved them a lot of money at this time. Such a thing is probably what they can think of.

With this figure, the average of the three empires is definitely not a small amount. No one in the finances of the three empires is willing to save this money. There is no way but to continue to borrow from the Cao family firm. Ten percent of the taxes next year will not be their own.