Chapter 2246 Self-Inflicted

What Li Cong is most afraid of is that this war has entered such a state. For Li Cong, this state in front of him is the most terrifying state. The people of Cao's House are suitable for such a fast war. It can be seen that the blitzkrieg must be fast. If it is slow, basically nothing can be done, so this matter in front of me must be resolved, although my people are on the side of the Western Empire The speed of their support can be delayed, but the results achieved so far are not very great. The troops of the Western Empire are still being sent to the front line continuously, and the news of the Cao Family Firm has already arrived. The coach of the Western Empire It's Li Cong's old acquaintance, the one who appointed the prince last time. This person doesn't have much ability, but the only advantage of this person is that he is very stable. It is probably impossible for such a person to do things well. But this guy can defend quite a few cities. This is the benefit of such a person. For such a person, Li Cong has no other solution. Now the people of Cao's House have a solution, but For the people of Cao's House, the loss is relatively large, and such a project cannot be completed in a short time. The people below have already prepared an army expansion plan, and they will continue to expand 1200 in the country of the Southern Empire. An army of one division, if all these troops are trained, it is estimated that there will be no problem in obtaining enough territory on the battlefield, but the equipment of these troops, especially low-level officers, is not very much, Li Cong knows. As long as the news of the conscription is released by yourself, it is estimated that these people will come one by one, but there is a problem, who will train them, if there are no instructors to train them, they will be no different from ordinary people Yes, for these people, they may not care much about such training, but for Li Cong, this is a must. If these people go to the battlefield without participating in training, it will be irresponsible to them . It is very likely that these people will all die on the battlefield. All of them will be very unlucky. Such a thing should never happen. People who study history may know that, generally speaking, when the war first started, it was their own standing army. These people are all experienced in battle. Even those who have never been on the battlefield generally have undergone a long period of training. People like this can do a lot of things on the battlefield, and they are also the most important part of the war, but in the middle and late stages. This kind of army has already lost too much. If you want to continue, it is not that simple. At this time, you need to do some other things. These people are worth worrying about doing things. The weapons of Cao's House are very good, but for other people, it is also a huge difficulty. Not only can they not help others when they go to the battlefield, but they can only bring a lot of disaster to others. This is the most important problem, and if the number of casualties increases, such things will also have a great impact on morale, and these people will also be afraid in the end. It is better not to have such things happen, so Li Cong is now thinking about how to do this problem, and he really encountered a problem.

If this is not possible, the people of Cao's House will start to implement the second plan, which is to actively defend the territory currently occupied. It is estimated that it is impossible for the people of the Western Empire to regain the lost ground, but they just need It will take half a year. If the elite of the Western Empire comes at that time, those who rely on the Southern Empire will definitely not be able to resist them. In the end, these sites will become the Western Empire again. During this period, the people from the Cao Family Firm It is also possible to form these armies,

If these troops are all up, it is estimated that these lands can be defended, but Li Cong's plan has also been broken, but there is no good way now, Li Cong has already wandered around this yard several times, saying To be honest, this guy really doesn't want to give up everything he has now. It's not just for nothing that he can get the things in front of him. He has done a lot of things one by one. Some people still think that these things are not so It's easy, and they all clearly understand that Li Cong gave up the lives of many soldiers, but if he doesn't give up, more people may die there in the future. Thinking of this, Li Cong smiled helplessly , I don’t know when I became a short-sighted person. I am not such a person. Thinking of this, Li Cong has his own idea. Since it is the people of the Southern Empire who want to stop attacking, it doesn’t matter. I just followed them and stopped. I didn’t sort out these areas after they were occupied. If this is the case, I just need to discuss it with the people of the Southern Empire. Most of the land under his control has been handed over to the people of the Southern Empire. Many people in Cao's House are dissatisfied with Li Cong's decision. We have paid too much, why can't we take What about more places? But Li Cong also explained to them that the land is temporary, as long as we have a strong fist in our hands, other things can be solved in the future, and now these lands are given to the people of the Southern Empire , can they really hold on? That's impossible. How could the people of the Western Empire see that their own people lost their territory? Don't they have honor? It is absolutely impossible. Those places are some so-called symbols of the Western Empire. If the people of the Western Empire really want to regain their land, it is estimated that the areas occupied by the Southern Empire should be the favorite places of the Western Empire. , but these places occupied by Cao's House of Merchant are not obvious, and they seem to be not very important areas, but if these areas can really be exercised, there is probably no problem. Such things made Li Cong sober Now, a temporary victory is nothing now. Although the anti-Cao alliance is not very effective, but I still have a lot of things to do. This kind of alliance only needs to appear once. It will continue to appear in the future, because I threatened those people, they will not let themselves go so easily, these people are not fools, and they will always consider Cao Cao when they do things. Since this is the case, they have to be taught a lesson. Of course, Xuanyunzong is the number one among them. Li Cong, the so-called number one sect in the world, really has nothing to do with it. Put it in your eyes. I gave you face in the past. Today I'm going to give you a little bit of strength, let's see what you are capable of.

Li Cong is really not very clear about some things about Xuanyunzong. Except that there is a powerful and shameless Xuantianzi, Li Cong is not very clear about the others. But there is another one that Li Cong knows. That is, Xuanyunzong also has enemies. The biggest enemy is none other than Li Cong's mortal enemy, the Western Empire. Xuanyunzong's sect is on the territory of the Western Empire. Although it is not very important to be their headquarters, there are several places outside that can be replaced, but it is undeniable that the Western Empire is also very disgusted with this matter. If something happens to the headquarters of Xuanyunzong one day, It is estimated that the emperor of the Western Empire would be very happy. Even if something like that happened in the capital of the Western Empire last time, the tens of millions of troops near the headquarters of Xuanyunzong still remained silent. A shackle is stuck on Xuanyunzong's neck. Your headquarters has millions of disciples. Although they are all powerful, it doesn't matter. Our empire has more people. You kill the first person It can be very easy, but when you kill ten people, you will feel very tired. At this time, our eleventh person can go over and kill you. We are also very tired of such things. It is clear, for us, such things are often done, and it is precisely because of this reason that the people of Xuanyunzong and the people of the Western Empire are absolutely incompatible. Usually, they almost don’t meet each other, because when they meet, they all need to act, and they need to tell people outside that they are very friendly. Such things are really uncomfortable for them. They didn’t have to do that back then, but now they are in the alliance state, and they have to show a friendly attitude, just like now, the Western Empire is at war with the people from Cao’s House, and others don’t have to People who support the Western Empire, but Xuanyunzong people are not allowed, because they are on the territory of the Western Empire, no matter how detached you are, no matter how you control your surroundings, but you are in our This is an unchangeable fact on the territory. Now they are facing the officials of the Western Empire. The officials of the Western Empire are coming this time as before. Since you have joined this alliance, you need to send some For things, we don’t want you to pay much, but you have to pay for some necessary things, for example, silver, this is the best thing, no matter what you do, you can’t live without it For anyone, this is a must. Now that the Western Empire is fighting wars, they don’t have much money. They have to bring in a lot of money every day, otherwise the front line There may be problems with the expenditure. The imperial court of the Western Empire will assign the task of silver to the chief executive of each province. This silver is different from that tax. These are all extra. From time to time, there will be some official documents coming down, telling the common people that now is a difficult time, and everyone should grit their teeth and work together with the empire to tide over the difficulties. As long as this time has passed, the future will be better. Anyway, I want your money, there is no other meaning except this, such a thing is a huge burden for the common people, almost no one would be willing to do this, but now there is no way not to do so.

The emperor of the Western Empire knew very clearly where all the money of the empire had gone. Naturally, the Cao's House of Merchant in the Western Empire was the largest, but he was fighting against others by himself, and went to them to increase taxes? It is estimated to be impossible. Besides, when I borrowed money from the people of Cao's Commercial Bank, it was agreed that their taxes are fixed, and they cannot increase their taxes casually. At the beginning, the business was very good. If it hadn't been said that way, it is estimated that the loan at that time would have been impossible to get. Since it was the idea of ​​Cao's house, it couldn't be done. That is, they can only attack these wealthy households. Xuanyunzong is naturally their main focus. No, Xuanyunzong has to pay about 5 billion silver for water every month. Naturally, the timing is different. It's worth looking at the money, but it's once a month. Doesn't Xuanyunzong need to spend money? Who knows when this war will be fought? It's not Xuanyun. Zong didn't pay the money after two months. The court knew that Xuanyun Zong's money must not be broken. This prevents Prince Gong from coming in person. It's a face for you to have a prince here, but Xuan Tianzi will not talk to such a person. For him, the person in front of him is not on the same level as himself. I can completely ignore him. There is nothing we can do about this kind of thing. Now the head teacher of Xuanyunzong is just talking nonsense with the prince there, as for the matter of money, he immediately shifted to other topics, don't be joking. We can't afford such a thing. Emperor Xuan may not know the current income of Xuanyunzong, but the head teacher knows it very well. Xuanyunzong does have an income of nearly 100 billion silver every month. , for them, five billion silver is nothing, but the problem now is that their expenditure is already more than their income, and now they are basically spending tomorrow's money every month. Wasn't it that the land rented and planted by Cao's Commercial Company gave them 20 years of rent all of a sudden, and none of them knew how to live, so they wanted to reduce their expenses? How can this be possible? People at the top have to practice every day, and the pill money they use is a huge expense. Cultivation is also very important for people at the middle level, and it is even more important for those genius disciples at the bottom. Anyway, no matter where they are There is their reason. Anyway, it is absolutely impossible to ask us to reduce our expenditure. Such a thing is absolutely impossible. Everyone thinks that this matter is not so easy. Many people in Yunzong thought that if they recognized the matter before them, people in the Western Empire might have other ideas. If we continue to camp with them, how will we live in the future? After the Zong people paid twice, they stopped. They told the Western Empire that they owed it. As for when we will give it to you, it depends on when we have money. As long as we have money, we must be the money. I will give it to you, but now we don’t have that silver, so I’m sorry for you, we can’t let us make silver, we don’t have that ability, or you can just see your own ability.

Prince Gong already has too much tea in his stomach. Even if the mountain spring of your Xuanyun Sect is very good, this guy has no mood to continue drinking it. For him, the person in front of him is really disgusting. Now, if it weren't for him being a tenth-level fighter, I really wanted to go up and kill the guy in front of me. Prince Gong is not a close relative of the emperor of the Western Empire. I still have to come, anyway, this guy is not allowed to enter, I can't just go back like this, the emperor told me that I can't turn against the people of the Western Empire, and I have to ask them to give this money Well, there is no such easy thing in the world. These people are not fools. The headmaster of the Western Empire has nothing to worry about at the moment. Giving you money by yourself is of no benefit to you. Where is such a thing now? Someone else will do it. The 10 billion silver that I gave you before is nothing. I really don’t know how I would be so stupid. If I am not so stupid, wouldn’t it be the one in front of me? The situation has changed, that is, because of the reason in front of him, he doesn't have any affection for the Prince Gong in front of him. What's wrong with the prince of the court? , even if you met the emperor of your Western Empire, the president of your Western Empire's magician union will be treated the same way. I am not inferior to them. Besides, you came to Lao Tzu to ask for money. I don't owe you any money, so why did I give you a good face, but your government of the Western Empire is holding my money. I don't think you will forget such a thing so quickly. Prince Gong did it again for about one It's a young age, and I'm still talking about some poems and songs. The head teacher in front of me is talking about social shit, and he doesn't know anything at all. The ancient painting on the wall is obviously talking about a meaning that is difficult to understand. The head teacher in front of him is actually talking about the buttocks of the steed above. Is this the time to talk about the buttocks? I really don’t know you What was in your mind? If the painter came back to life back then, he would definitely come over and give you a slap. They are very clear about such things. These people don’t understand anything, damn it , Just wasting time with myself. Prince Gong wanted to get angry, but he thought that the person in front of him could kill him with one move. There have been many conflicts between Xuanyunzong and the imperial court in history. After all, it is impossible for such two behemoths to have a little friction without a little friction. Didn't anyone who saw this see him kneel down as a prince? It is reasonable to say that the head teacher can not give himself face. It's just that a child at the foot of the mountain sees himself with the same expression as an ordinary person. Is there any king in the world? This sentence is bullshit here. No one knows what the people here are useful for. Most people just know that the Xuanyunzong people are very powerful. As for the people in the court? They have never seen this place before, even if they have seen it, it is not a big deal, they have no intention of listening to the words of those people in the court, and those people can't say anything here. Useful.

"My lord, the war between our Western Empire, Cao's House of Merchant and the Southern Empire has come to an end. I believe you all know the situation on the battlefield. These people are not our opponents at all. , it is too easy for us to kill them. For us, these people are no longer a problem, it is just a matter of time. As long as we win in the end, everything will be possible The result is good. This time I came to His Majesty the Emperor to tell me that you will definitely not forget the contribution made by Xuanyunzong. Besides, we are all members of the Anti-Cao Alliance. Everyone should be the leader of this war. It is very clear that if it were not for the anti-Cao alliance, we would not have faced this war, so this matter is not our own business. Didn’t we cooperate very well in the past few months? I am I don’t understand why this month’s funds are stuck. In fact, our empire is not really short of such a little money, but you also know that many people now want a fair one. If the empire does things unfairly, I guess it will There are many people who are dissatisfied. Such words are not a good thing for anyone. If there is a disturbance, those people’s mouths are not very good. I often know how they talk , so it’s better for Master Head Teacher to be prepared earlier, this time, besides His Majesty the Emperor asking me to reward the Xuanyun Sect, I’m here to ask about this matter, I don’t know what Master Head Teacher means?” This guy knows that if he doesn't ask this question, the head teacher in front of him may talk nonsense with him for a long time. It has been two hours, and he is still discussing how big and small that horse's ass is, which is really a waste of himself Time, I am not such a person, the guy in front of me really doesn't know how to say they are good, how can they do things like this, how did they mess around in the past, and I don't know what is going on in their minds. He was thinking of something, the headmaster glanced at Prince Gong across the way, what reward did he say? You really don't take us Xuanyunzong people seriously, aren't we the kind of people you treat your subordinates with? People in this world who want to praise our Xuanyun sect haven't come out yet, just because our land is in your Western Empire's territory, do you think I have a good relationship with you? Can you see us as your little brothers? This matter is really too funny. The background of Xuanyunzong is comparable to that of your Western Empire. When there was your Western Empire, there were us. This kind of history can be compared to yours. You are actually I really don’t know what you are thinking about when you use the word commendation. If that’s the case, can I also commend you? Although the head teacher is very angry, he also knows that this matter cannot be done that way. After all, they are still on the territory of the Western Empire. Those troops are not vegetarian, and they are not fighting against them on a large scale. When there is a conflict, don’t you say so many things for the same purpose? It’s about our money. It’s not impossible for us to pay money, but it still needs a process. What we need is the result, the harvest, not the dedication.

"Why did you suddenly talk about that aspect? The prince really made me unable to keep up. If this person is old, he will have this problem. If he suddenly changes the subject, he really can't keep up. There is no way When people are old, their brains are not very flexible." This guy does not look as old as Prince Gong, but this actually means that Prince Gong is getting older. What can be said. I don't know what can't be said, if this continues, there will be nothing to say in the future, people like Prince Gong usually come to figure out these things. So these words came out immediately. It's not waiting for him to get angry. Then I heard the person on the opposite side say, "I haven't finished talking about this ass, why did I talk about the front line? Since you said that. I don't have anything to say. This matter is just the matter at hand This is the way it is, the problem of silver is probably not very easy to solve. Our Xuanyunzong is just an empty shelf now. I believe you have all heard about the conflict between us and Daozong during this period of time. We will fight against them They have people from the Cao’s House of Commerce to support them. I’ve heard that the people from the Cao’s House of Commerce will support them with tens of billions of silver every month. This Taoist sect is not as good as our Xuanyun sect. The big one is that their expenses are 70% of ours. Originally, their income was much higher than ours. Now that they have the support of Cao's House of Merchant, it is very easy for them to surpass us. So now we can't take care of the frontline affairs, we want to keep our position as the No. There may be other words for you to keep up with. Everyone understands such things very well, and everyone nodded. If this is the case, there is probably nothing to say in the future. In fact, Xuan Yun They are also aware of Zong's plight, but they didn't expect it to be so powerful. Prince Gong felt that this was just a rhetoric of Xuanyunzong. In fact, it was not that serious at all. Yun Zong's position, they are so easy to surpass? Prince Gong thought that when he came here, he saw that many young disciples were using weapons that were used by fighters of the fifth rank. They were all first rank fighters. What are they doing with such good weapons? It's not caused by you people from Xuanyunzong wanting to put on a show. If you didn't mess around like this, you wouldn't have so much money to spend. This is simply an unbelievable thing. For them Said that the situation before them was like this, and they could only agree helplessly. Prince Gong's face immediately showed dissatisfaction. He was representing the Western Empire. There are not many people who say such things, but the person in front of you should have this ability, the person in front of you can do anything, since this is the case, you should try it in the future It feels like leaving the Western Empire, but I am not the emperor of the Western Empire either. The result of my coming here has already been shown, and there is no other way, right? People don't care much about themselves, they just go back and report, and the rest is not their own consideration.

Prince Gong left immediately after knowing Xuanyunzong's attitude. The head teacher didn't even send him out, he just let one of his disciples send him out. If Prince Gong wasn't an imperial envoy, then his disciple He is also a ninth-level fighter, so he is on the same level as him, but since he is the representative of the Western Empire, it is your own problem if you still do this. How can you do things like this? This is not to give face to the Western Empire. It is your own fault to slap your face like this, and you need to think about it yourself. Prince Gong feels that he has been humiliated in Xuanyunzong, but he didn't The other way is not, even if you want to take any action against Xuanyunzong, you definitely don't give orders by yourself, and it should be done by the emperor in the capital. After all, such conflicts are okay when there is nothing wrong, but now that It is absolutely impossible, what can be done right now is to let other people not know about this matter, just say to the outside world that the people from Xuanyunzong sent the money, otherwise, other people, although they don’t have Xuan Yunzong's ability, but if they make trouble together, they will definitely be very powerful, and this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is the question of money. Without the money they provided, it is estimated that the war in the Western Empire would not be able to go on. The financial deficit of the entire empire is really too big, and it was all done by those bastards of Cao's Commercial Bank. , What did they say to guarantee the funds? As a result, many siege projects have started, but the money has not come back at the end. They owe them a huge debt, and the annual tax is not enough for them. of interest. They really don't know how to deal with such a thing. Although many people want to deny this money, what should they do with their reputation? Just like the last war in the Southern Empire, what will be the final result? I have tens of trillions of silver in war reparations. Got nothing but this. It would take many years for people in the entire empire to repay this money without eating or drinking. The head teacher looked at this guy's figure, his eyes narrowed, since you guys don't plan to make it easier for me. Then I'll just make you feel comfortable first, he immediately called his disciples, and said in a low voice, "Everyone of you should be smart when you go out, and pass on our news, saying that we are not going to continue in the future." Let them know, especially those who have given out the money, and if they can give us some money for the Western Empire, we can provide them with protection." The guy said viciously, The Western Empire wants to threaten Xuanyunzong at this time. This is simply nonsense. If you don’t give you a little color, you really think that you will be invincible after defeating the Cao’s House of Commerce. That is simply impossible. The thing is, in fact, the people of Xuanyunzong are afraid that the people of the Western Empire will really defeat the Cao family firm. It is a fact that they are short of money, and it is also a fact that they do not want them to win. In their view, this must be done If the people of the Western Empire really win, they will look down on their Xuanyunzong people even more in the future, and their status in the Western Empire will be even lower. This kind of thing also makes them feel very It's uncomfortable, there's no way, it's all huge things, and you have to look at each other.

Xuan Yunzong formed the anti-Cao alliance back then, but now the anti-Cao alliance has become what it is now, and it has become a mess. They have also realized the power of the Cao family firm. If the people from the business firm fight, the result will definitely not work. Now that things have reached this point, it is not impossible to ease up with the people from the Cao family business firm, but the timing is not right now. Prince Gong left Xuan Yun Zong will return to the capital in the future. The news has already come out before this guy arrives in the capital. Prince Gong didn't achieve any results this time. It is a great shame for him. It is nothing if this matter is not done. Yes, everyone knows that you can't threaten the people of Xuanyunzong. If you dare to threaten them, the result will be even worse. Everyone understands this kind of thing, so this matter is not that simple. Someone must be planning Theirs, the people of the Western Empire soon realized that when this matter spread, the most powerful one would naturally be the Xuanyun Sect. They could find a lot of allies, and they could unite to fight against the donation. This kind of thing Xuanyun Zong would like to see it the most, but it would be a disaster for the Western Empire. Apart from the people of Xuanyunzong, the second beneficiary is naturally the Cao Family Firm. They have already started to make troubles within the Western Empire. It's raining, a lot of people have been arrested by the intelligence department of the Western Empire, now they see the people from Cao's House and want to go up and interrogate me for a while, just because they can't find any evidence, in the end I had to let these people go, because the people of Cao's House of Commerce said that if my people commit any crimes, you will be arrested if you arrest them. It is your own business to do what you want. But if my people have nothing to do, and you arrest my people, you have to talk about this matter carefully. You have to figure out what it looks like at the end. The people from Cao's House We have never been easy to bully, we don’t provoke others, but if others come to provoke us, we will not allow it. Cao’s firm attitude also makes people in the Western Empire a lot of scruples, it’s all right now, Xi There was such a problem within the empire, and their money was naturally in difficulty. The people from the Cao's Commercial Bank had spent some more time on the front line. In fact, this was also a disguised form that saved them once. Li Cong immediately He started his conscription plan in the Southern Empire, and an army of thousands of divisions began to form. The Southern Empire basically didn't have many other things, but this manpower resource is very rich, tens of millions of people It's nothing, it's really easy to set up. Of course, the salary is high, and the best must be selected. The court of the Southern Empire is not vegetarian, but they told the people of Cao's House Well, a person has to give fifteen taels of silver to the court of the Southern Empire every year. If they don’t, these people can’t be warned by the people of Cao’s firm, and they can’t fight against the Southern Empire in the future, although it is a restriction There are many conditions, but now the people of Cao's firm don't have any other soldiers, right? They can only do such things here honestly, and they will bear it. Isn't it just fifteen taels of silver a year?

Knowing this news, the people of the Western Empire are most afraid. The people of the Western Empire suddenly feel that all the people in the anti-Cao alliance have nothing to do, and so many things happen to themselves. This is simply unreasonable Well, if I was not willing to take care of such a thing before, but now I have to face it alone? The Western Empire is also a little scared at this time, and the capital chain has already begun to be tense. If these people go to Xuanyunzong, the plan to contain the Cao family firm this time will be completely bankrupt. This is not the worst, the worst The bad thing is that the Western Empire not only wants to spit out the land it previously occupied in the Southern Empire, but also has to do some other things at the end, such as giving part of its own land to the Cao Family Commercial Bank. Things can't be tolerated anymore. (to be continued,!