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In the late November, the news of the Karochuan victory reached Chang'an, and Chang'an was joking.

The full-scale attack of the Western Expedition Army was on the tenth day of October. It has only been more than 40 days so far. The Tiger and Lieutenant Army captured Karochuan with a destruction and destruction, surrounded Helan Mountain, and marched into the Hexi Corridor. This amazing result not only made all those who doubted the strategy of the Western Expedition shut their mouths, but also made the Chang'an court realize the important role played by the giant merchants and wealthy merchants in it. This proves that Li Hu's reform strategy seems feasible at present. In order to complete the great cause of Sino-Turkey unification as soon as possible, the court must make a certain degree of compromise with the giant merchants and wealthy merchants on the basis of vigorously developing industry and commerce in the future, so as to stabilize the internal situation and work together to the outside world.

Luo Sinan urgently met with Changsun Kangning, Zhao Yanguang, Liu Jingyuan and others of the United Chamber of Commerce to further discuss a series of issues such as raising money and grain for the western expedition and the implementation of key policies in the reform of the financial system.

After learning about the Karochuan victory, Changsun Kangning and others were ecstatic. Supporting Li Hu's Western Expedition was their biggest gamble in their lives. If they win, their future would be bright. If they lose, they would suffer heavy losses, and if they lose money, they would lose money. From the beginning of the war, most of the wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants of the United Chamber of Commerce stayed in Chang'an and waited for news anxiously. They lived like years. Fortunately, they had hoped for the best results.

In the Karochuan victory, the tiger army surrounded Helan Mountain. The overall situation was basically clear. If they won the bet, their investment would be rewarded immediately. In the future, they would obtain immeasurable wealth.

Changsun Kangning and others rushed to the palace to pay homage to Luo Sinan and congratulated him repeatedly.

During this period, Luo Sinan often contacted them and was familiar with each other, so after a few greetings, he went straight to the topic.

On behalf of the Hulie Palace and the Dashui Mansion, Luo Sinan asked the Union Chamber of Commerce to urgently transport 30 million yuan of food, grass weapons and other materials to the northwest frontline.

Changsun Kangning and others looked at each other, but they didn't. When they spoke, the smile on their faces disappeared instantly.

Before this, they had learned about the consumption of military supplies on the front line.

The northwest battlefield was long, and the transportation of food, grass and supplies was very staggering. In the past, the Song Dynasty court thought of many ways to solve the problem of grain supply in the northwest battlefield, such as border farming and fortresses to stockpile grain. Later, "entering Zhonghe Breeding (DI)" became a solution to the grain supply in the northwest battlefield.

The main means, but since the reform of the financial system, it has been a sudden decrease in the collection of bribes. The court also strictly prohibited local governments from forcing the people to transport grain and grass to the border at their own expense in the name of war. The reason why the people of Hebei rose up was directly related to the Bianjing court forcing the people of Hebei to transport grain and go to Youyan at their own expense, which caused the people to suffer extreme hardship.

The most important thing in the reform of the financial system of the Chang'an court was taxation. The system reform, but considering the reality, the current principle of tax reform is "rest with the people", so the focus of tax reform is to reduce taxes and reduce taxes. The main method is to abolish all unreasonable tax projects in the past and reduce the amount of land tax and commercial tax projects. Among them, reducing and purchase collection are the top priority.

In this way, the tax revenue of the court certainly dropped sharply, but in the past, the "entering of Zhonghebao" strategy for food supply in the northwest battlefield was basically at a standstill, which led to the military supply of the northwest battlefield being completely solved by the court itself. The method the court could rely on was to "entering of Zhonghebao" and pass on all the burden to ordinary people. Now the "entering of Zhonghebao" reform has been reformed, and the "entering of Zhonghebao" strategy cannot be implemented, and the court cannot find a solution for the time being. It is in this case that Li Hu placed all his hopes on the wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants.

The court has no money and food, so it can borrow money from the wealthy merchants and wealthy people.

The imperial court's transportation power is not enough, so it can use the chariots, horses, boats and ships of transport guilds in various places. In short, as long as the imperial court is willing to give some of the interests to the wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants, as long as the interests and needs of the wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants are met, the two sides can achieve mutual benefit.

With Li Hu's efforts, this matter was finally resolved. However, Li Hu's actual troops invested in the northwest battlefield reached more than 300,000, and the expected 30 million military supplies in the early stage were far from enough.

After the war in the West began, the Privy Council and the United Chamber of Commerce worked together to transport military supplies to the northwest battlefield. At this time, Changsun Kangning and a group of wealthy merchants discovered that the Northwest battlefield was actually a big brazier that burned money, and 30 million chunks were not enough. Li Hu and the Privy Council deliberately deceived them and tricked them into the "pirate ship". Now these people are in a difficult position to get back their capital. If they want to make money, they must invest money in the big brazier.

Fortunately, Li Hu quickly captured Karochuan, and the last battle left in the western expedition, conquering Helan Mountain. Luo Sinan also, in accordance with Li Hu's instructions, delivered the news of the Karochuan victory to Chang'an, immediately met with Changsun Kangning and others to continue raising money and grain.

"You all must know,

The current situation is getting more and more serious." Luo Sinan's eyebrows were slightly frowned, and a strong sense of worry flashed across his beautiful face.

Changsun Kangning nodded and signaled that he was very clear, you don’t need to explain the princess.

The so-called severe situation does not refer to the battlefield in the northwest, but to the situation in Central China. It has been nearly fifty days since the Western Expedition. The main force of the Tiger Lieutenant Army in Daibei and Hedong is now at the foot of Helan Mountain. This matter cannot be concealed by the Jurchens. Even if the envoy is humble and bent and a series of attractive conditions are offered, it cannot prevent the Jurchens from launching an attack. The Jurchens have been resting for almost half a year, especially after the autumn harvest is over, the money and grain are put into the warehouse. The Jurchens can summon the strong men.

, and there is sufficient food and grass, and the conditions for combat are fully met. In addition, after two years of development, the Southeast Rebellion has extraordinary strength. It is said that there are 200,000 soldiers on the Jianghuai line alone, and its strength is no longer comparable. Since the Jurchens evacuated from the Central Plains, the alliance with the Southeast Rebellion has become increasingly strong, and both need the support of the other party. Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, at the end of this year, around December, the Jurchens and the Southeast Rebellion will definitely join forces to attack.

"The main forces attacking Helan Mountain are the Tiger Lie Army and the Khitan Army. Once the Jurchens threaten Yunzhong, we must draw at least 100,000 troops from Helan Mountain to help." Luo Sinan said in a bitter face and said in a low voice.

"Helan Mountain has the strength of cities and the dangers of mountains and rivers. If we want to conquer Xingqing Prefecture, we must have an absolute advantage in military strength, so that we can complete the Western Expedition in the shortest time."

"According to the estimates of the Privy Council, if we fail to end the Western Expedition within the scheduled time, we will have to fight at the same time in six battlefields, namely Northwest, Daibei, Hedong, Central Plains, Jianghuai and even Jingxiang. The cost can be imagined. We cannot afford it, and we must give up several battlefields, and the result will be a disaster."

The meaning of Luo Sinan dialect is very obvious. If the situation reverses and the Huli Army loses all the way, the United Chamber of Commerce will inevitably lose all the money. Therefore, the United Chamber of Commerce must face up to reality and take the overall situation into consideration. Even if it loses everything, it must support the Western Expedition War, so that the Huli Army can quickly conquer Helan Mountain and firmly control the entire Sino-Turkey battle.

Changsun Kangning, Zhao Yanguang and others looked at each other. Although they had long thought of Li Hu's tiger's back and had to let him slaughter, they did not expect that this day would come so quickly.

"Is there any news about the northeast and southeast?" Changsun Kangning thought for a long time and asked.

"The peace talks cannot delay the attacks of the Jurchens and the Southeast Rebels." Luo Sinan said, "As far as the current situation is concerned, once the Xixia is destroyed by us, the Jurchens and the Southeast Rebels will not be able to curb our development, so they must launch an attack, but it will be a long time. In their opinion, it is very difficult for us to eliminate the Xixia. Even if we barely succeed, the loss of strength will be extremely amazing. But they will never give us this opportunity. They will have to launch an attack when we and the Xixia people are both defeated. Therefore, from the time estimate, it is possible at the end of this year or the beginning of next year. In short, we have not had much time to go west. We must conquer Helan Mountain before the Jurchens and the Southeast Rebels launch an attack, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable and the situation will be extremely unfavorable to us."

Now that things have come to this point, there is no reason for Changsun Kangning and others to shirk responsibility. At this moment, they can only continue to bet, whether success or failure is the same.

Li Hu captured Karochuan within a month, which gave them great confidence. Therefore, they were determined to go all out and were willing to help each other. However, they wanted to gain greater benefits from future results. Such huge investment and the risks brought by this must be rewarded as they deserve.

Changsun Kangning already has a plan, mainly

The goal is to continue to improve the status of industrialists and businessmen with the help of change, and take the opportunity to enter the court to gain opportunities to participate in politics and make decisions, and then gain a certain amount of power to ensure that one's own interests are not lost and to obtain greater wealth in the future kingdom.

This plan takes into account the resistance from all sides and the acceptable bottom line for Li Hu. After listening carefully to the explanation of Changsun Kangning and others, Luo Sinan immediately decided to summon the prime minister overnight to discuss and give a reply as soon as possible.

"We just need to get the promises of the Tiger King and the Princess." Changsun Kangning knew that if this plan arrived at the lobby, it would not be able to produce results in ten days and half a month. The current situation is grim and time is tight. Changsun Kangning did not want to destroy the wealth of hundreds of merchants from the United Chamber of Commerce in the hands of the ministers.

Luo Sinan agreed with a smile. She was worried about being obstructed by the court and being sincere, so she proposed to borrow the money and grain from the Union Chamber of Commerce in the name of the Hulie Palace and the Grand Marshal's Mansion. In fact, to put it bluntly, she deliberately left the court and undermined the gang of ministers. Changsun Kangning and others had already put the bet on Li Hu, and they didn't believe in the court.
Chapter completed!