Chapter 416 The subject is about to die
Of course Li Wanjiang didn't want Xiao Chen to go back to Yanyun County, but it would be impossible if he didn't go back.
In Chen Wenqi's words, this kid is already full-fledged and cannot be easily killed.
It's better to stabilize this person first, and then we will find a way to slowly pluck his hair...
They have also had many secret talks before, and there is really no one who can replace Xiao Chen at present.
not even one.
The fundamental reason is not that there is no one to choose from, but that the selected person has gone to Yanyun County and cannot control the situation at all.
Now there are at least 10,000 soldiers under Xiao Chen's command, and these soldiers have followed him through life and death, and Xiao Chen is famous for being a good opponent, so these soldiers only recognize him Xiao Chen, I'm afraid if others go Command does not move.
The soldiers can't even command, let alone the generals under Xiao Chen's command, those are Xiao Chen's confidant brothers.
Not to mention finding someone to take over them, I'm afraid that once Xiao Chen dies, they will rise up and directly rebel!
Then the situation is serious.
Yanyun County is a mess at the moment, but it is basically stable, this kid Xiao Chen has this ability!
He can not only confront Xianbo Mojie tit for tat, but also live in peace with them. This alone is not easy.
And I don't know what kind of trick this kid used. He even persuaded Governor Peter to rent the Shunfeng Port. It is said that it only costs hundreds of thousands of taels a year to get it done...
Not to mention all these, the tens of thousands of war horses sent by this kid alone have solved Li Wanjiang's urgent needs!
Without these war horses, I am afraid that King Fengyang's battle in Minzhou would not be so smooth.
Li Wanjiang didn't ask Xiao Chen to provide the war horse at all, it was all sent by Xiao Chen on his own initiative, aside from other things, this view of the overall situation alone is really remarkable!
It even made Li Wanjiang quite ashamed.
Back then Xiao Chen only wanted 5,000 war horses, and he asked Zhu Xiaochuan to ask for 2,000 horses back, and now Xiao Chen has returned ten times more...
"Your Majesty, when I was fighting in Yanyun County, I got a strange disease, which is called disarming and dismounting! These days, I have not aged well, and I will not get sick when I am idle, but when I am nervous, I will catch the wind. It's okay to catch a cold, the last time I passed out was caused by this strange disease..." Xiao Chen complained with a sad face.
"Huh? Are you trying to disrespect the order?" Li Wanjiang asked.
"Of course I dare not. It's just that this minister's body is probably ruined. The emperor knows that the imperial physician Wen Shan is good? He personally said that the minister's life may not be long, and it may be five years later, or three years sooner, or... ..." Xiao Chen sighed, "I see what the imperial doctor said is comforting me, I'm afraid I won't survive for a year or two!"
"Oh? So serious?" Li Wanjiang was really taken aback.
"The reason why I didn't report to the emperor was because I was afraid that the emperor would worry about my minister. In fact, what is my life worth? It's just that I can no longer do business for the emperor and repay the emperor's great kindness to my minister. It really makes me feel ashamed Uneasy." Xiao Chen said sadly, his eye circles were slightly red, he even believed this nonsense...
Li Wanjiang couldn't help but not believe it.
The main reason is that he witnessed Xiao Chen's state when he fell ill, it was definitely not a fake!
"The doctors in the Imperial Hospital are all useless! I'm going to spread the word to the world and summon the world's genius doctors to treat you, and I will definitely cure your disease!" He doesn't want Xiao Chen to die now.
"Your majesty, the reason why I told the emperor about my illness is not because I want to evade the errands assigned by the emperor. I still follow the order to go back to Yanyun County!" Xiao Chen said in a deep voice, "It's just that I don't have much time. , I have to do something drastic in this trip, and before I die, I have to repay the emperor for his kindness to my minister!"
What Li Wanjiang did was really touching, Aiqing, you are really...
"Your Majesty, the minister's sick minister knows that it can't be cured no matter what. I only ask for the emperor's blessing. God has mercy on me. I linger on for two or three years, and I have risked my life to completely stabilize the situation in Yanyun County to the emperor. , and die without regrets." Xiao Chen's words became more and more touching.
The moved Li Wanjiang was speechless.
"Since the minister is gone, there are a few things that must be reported to the emperor for decision!" Xiao Chen frowned in deep thought, "First, Shunfeng Harbor must be recovered! The sooner the better; second, the emperor must give You have the right to change your mind, otherwise you will be tied up, and you will not be able to seize many opportunities."
"Thirdly, please ask the emperor to delegate all the military, political and financial powers of Yanyun County to the ministers, including the power to appoint and remove all officials, big and small! Otherwise, the ministers will not be able to do anything. Fourthly, the emperor asks the emperor to give the princes and princes of the various ministries in northern Xinjiang They all add titles and give certain rewards, and if the rewards are given, the ministers can handle them, and there is no need for the court to pay for it."
"Fifth, please allow the people in the south of us to move to Yanyun County. As long as the population increases, Yanyun County will naturally be revitalized, and more wasteland will be reclaimed, and food will be guaranteed. In the future, if the emperor wants to When using troops, the rations can also be taken locally! This is a century-old plan, and the emperor thinks deeply about it."
Li Wanjiang nodded again and again, what Aiqing said is reasonable, and I basically agree with it, but the court officials still need to make a decision.
These are no problems, but you know my situation, and the support for you Yanyun County is also very limited...
It means that I will give you everything I can give you, even if there is no money for you, you should not open your mouth.
Not only will I not give you money, but you have to find a way to get me some more war horses, the more the better, the more the better.
So Xiao Chen put forward the sixth condition, "Since the emperor's entrusted ministers acted cheaply, the mutual market must continue to open. Firstly, it can ensure that we have enough war horses in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and secondly, it can also stabilize the southern invasion of the tribes in the northern border." Therefore, I ask the emperor to release all the water and land passages leading to Yanyun County."
In other words, as long as the goods are transported to and from Yanyun County, all localities are not allowed to interfere!
It can't be like last time, when I finally bought a little grain from Myanmar, but those shameless guys in various places intercepted and snatched more than half of it!
Of course, things like salt, ironware, and tea must also be allowed to be transported and traded by me. Of course, you don’t have to issue a decree for this, your majesty, as long as our monarchs and ministers know it well.
If the emperor entrusts these few requests, the minister promises to stabilize the situation in the entire Yanyun County within three years...or two years, or even within one year.
"Xiao Chen, how do you plan to regain Shunfeng Harbor?" Li Wanjiang asked.
"I don't have a specific plan yet, but there are two points that are beyond doubt. First, it must be recovered, and second, it must be recovered by force!" Xiao Chen said.
"Well, but you also know the situation of our Dazhou navy. Even if I send the entire navy there, I'm afraid it won't be the opponent of the Ross fleet." We can't send that many soldiers."
There is another most critical question, that is, how to defend Shunfeng Harbor after regaining it?