There are a lot of collusion between soldiers and bandits in this world, but if the two armies go to war and the two sides collude, this matter is really not that common. Just like before, the collusion between the two sides is really good.

, look at the Cao Family Trading Company, they haven't even reached the shooting range yet, the serial crossbows have started to attack, and the bows and arrows are thrown down as hard as if they don't need money, and look at the Southern Empire's army, what a guy,

When he saw the arrow rain in front of him, he immediately went around it. There were still shouts of killing. Even if it was a drill, there would be no such situation. Then there was an even more surprising thing. The Cao Family Trading Company over there

The transport team actually abandoned the convoy and ran away. This was the only harvest since the beginning of the war in the Southern Empire. The total value of the black gold mine on the car was more than 40 million silver. This was definitely not a small amount. It was immediately taken away.

Carrying them back to the camp, the supervisor there was already in tears. He kept saying that it was only thanks to His Majesty the Emperor that he had such a good result. Otherwise, it would have been impossible.

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The Cao Family Trading Company has already made an agreement with General Nangong and the two of them. The money within ten days will be handed over to them in this way of robbery. Although the people in the Cao Family Trading Company feel a little aggrieved, most of them are also

We know what's going on. Just give them these things. We can free up more manpower. Now we have gathered more than a thousand slaves from all major forces in Fenxiang Valley. These soldiers have suddenly transformed into

After joining the supervisory army, I watched those guys start mining one by one. The speed increased very quickly. Of course, it couldn't compare with Li Cong's speed, but it was better than nothing. The most important thing was that there was no shouting outside.

It can be said that this is a stable environment. Speed ​​and other aspects have been greatly improved. The most important thing is that they no longer pose a threat to the airships in the sky. This is the Cao Family Trading Company.

What people need most.

In ten days, they robbed the Wujin Mine of the Cao Family Trading Company to the tune of more than one billion. After receiving the report, the Southern Empire's court immediately ordered a reward for the three armies. Two more people followed these things to the Southern Empire's court.

A memorial from the general. They euphemistically explained the situation on the front line and the negotiations between the Cao Family Trading Company and them. It means that this matter must be handled this way. If it is not handled this way, no one will be able to deal with the future affairs. You

If you have any objections, you can resolve them yourself. Anyway, we have nothing to do about the frontline matters. Otherwise, you can replace them. We can't stand it here anymore. Naturally, some big shots in the imperial court understand it. They all

Human beings. How could they not understand what is going on when the war has reached this level? They all know very well what is going on. These people now know clearly that this matter is basically out of the question and they want to put it aside.

It is impossible to get this Wujin Mine back. If you continue to waste it there, it will be fine, but the final result will not be so good. In the end, you will have to lose your own face if you lose money and people.

, they could figure out such a thing, and it would be better to end it now rather than get to that point.

General Nangong's personal entourage brought his handwritten letter to the Taiwei's house. The Taiwei's status in recent years has not been very stable. Now it is impossible for someone to dominate the court, mainly because the emperor can't

They are no longer fools, so they have to make some alliances to complete these things. It is a bit difficult to rely on their own strength. The Taiwei looked at the contents of the letter and thought for a long time. First of all, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance should not have

The problem is, he feels uncomfortable every day because of money. He would definitely be happy if he knew that he could earn tens of billions more money a year. Although this amount is somewhat different from the previous estimate, it is still considered a good deal anyway.

Isn’t one income? According to their estimates, although the Cao Family Trading Company’s mining capabilities are strong, it would take more than ten years or even decades to mine so much. In this way, they can earn a total of

It’s worth trillions of dollars. It’s the same as when a normal person discovers a gold mine. The government’s participation in taxation is also an acceptable thing. Moreover, the people from Cao’s Commercial Bank are also prepared to spend about 50 billion dollars of black gold.

To pay for the war losses, it can be said that they were defeated externally. Isn't this kind of thing what they want? Of course, if you want to capture the Incense Valley, you won't get it. Even if you get it, you will get these things.

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Don't think that the Taiwei is solely serving the empire. If he can facilitate this, he will also get a lot of benefits. The Cao Family Trading Company knows that General Nangong and the two of them have made their own opinions without authorization.

It will also contribute to this matter. Taiwei has a concubine’s birthday these days, and the Cao Family Trading Company actually sent a huge coral. This thing is very precious, because people in this world

Basically, they won’t go to the bottom of the sea. Even if they do, they will always be offshore. Such things are rarely available. The value of this bet is very huge. It is almost as high as a human being.

It is said that the Taiwei must have dozens of concubines. If every concubine gives gifts like this, he will definitely find more than a dozen concubines. The Taiwei is a sensible person and knows that such a thing is impossible.

It happens every day. That day I was still wondering why such a heavy gift was given. Now I finally understand. It turns out that I have something to ask for. When I think of that coral, there is a smile on the lieutenant's face.

Yeah, that thing is definitely very valuable. The steward in my house knows that thing very well. That kind of thing is worth at least more than 60 million taels of silver. According to the guy from Cao's Commercial Bank, as long as it's an agreement

If it is achieved, 5 million taels of silver will come in every month from now on. Although the amount is not a lot, it is always a long-term benefit. If I collect it for decades, this amount will definitely not be small. It seems that

I really want to do this well.

In addition to the Taiwei, the Minister of War also sent valuable gifts. The military circles in the Southern Empire are similar to those in the Eastern Empire. Generally, the Taiwei is at odds with the Minister of War. Although these two positions are Taiwei.

His official position is larger, but the power of the Minister of War is not small. This may also be arranged by His Majesty the Emperor. If he did not do that, the two of them would be harmonious, and there might be a military coup someday.

Possibly, by that time I would really regret it. The Taiwei and the Minister of War would basically argue. At the beginning, the two people really argued, but later they found out that as long as they argued more,

Awesome. His Majesty the Emperor will be happier, and the two of them have a tacit understanding. If one does it right this time, he will do it wrong next time. Every time they argue, they will blush and neck. Finally, His Majesty the Emperor comes out.

As a middleman, two people will come out to shake hands and make peace under the pressure of His Majesty the Emperor. The next time something happens, they will immediately start an argument. When the matter is resolved, His Majesty the Emperor will give them some rewards impartially.

In fact, the emperor was a fool and was fooled by the two of them, but the emperor still felt that he had fooled them.

Today, the matter is basically like this. When he went to court the next day, the Taiwei first began to report, saying that it was a big disaster on the front line and that the robbery had arrived. No, a large amount of black gold mines from the Cao Family Trading Company had been seized.

In more than ten days, there have been more than one billion in silver. This amount is already very good. In addition, the people from the Cao Family Trading Company have definitely come to negotiate a peace, and they must pay taxes according to the laws of the Eastern Empire.

Well, the Emperor of the Southern Empire did not expect this. In his opinion, the development of this matter was a bit beyond his expectation. He thought that this would require more troops to be sent to the front line.

It can be said that the emperor of the Southern Empire lived a very difficult life during this period. Many times when he saw the Taiwei coming out and saying that he had a plan to perform, he felt very uncomfortable all over. Why? The main reason was because of the incense burning there.

Damn it, good fellow, you are always going to give me something that I can't defeat. I want to continue to increase the number of troops. Is it true that my army is just what I say? Everyone needs to be recruited and trained. You'd better go.

I can't do anything after I die. Each one of them died so violently. Even the blood money alone is already a huge part of it. If this continues, we still don't know what to do. Some

Things are not something we can explain clearly. Now that such a result has come out, His Majesty the Emperor feels a little relieved. It is not bad to collect taxes. This way, there are tens of billions of money every year. Over there

If the people don't pay taxes on our products, there's nothing we can do about it. The Cao Family Trading Company also needs to pay taxes when selling this stuff in trading houses around the world. In this way, the empire is still very good.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the Cao Family Trading Company is at the end of its tether. If we just agree to their conditions, we will be fooled by them. There is no way they can continue to fight there, and ours

The elite army is almost ready. If we all come together for dialogue now, the Wujin Mine will definitely be ours." Just when most people agreed to end the war quickly, the Minister of War came out, and this

The guy glanced at Taiwei. The old boy Taiwei was really pretending to be like him. I had discussed this with him. Looking at his acting skills, even I admired him, not to mention His Majesty the Emperor above.

He must have been deceived and was stunned for a while. The emperor did feel that the Minister of War was a bit troubled at this time. If others don't know our own situation, are you the same type who doesn't know? Those people are just ordinary people.

Yes, it's okay for them not to know. You are a high-ranking member of the imperial court. If you dare to say that you don't know these things, you would be very heartless. How can we go on fighting with the people of the Cao Family Trading Company now? We have the army.

, but do we have money? Even if the current military expenditure can be used, it is something that I strongly disagree with, let alone anything else.

"Master Shangshu said this a bit too much. We have only achieved some staged victories now, and we haven't got anything to show off at all. I can tell you clearly that many things were thought up by yourselves.

, it is not the actual situation on the front line. The people of the Cao Family Trading Company have lost a lot, and they are not without fighting capacity. Our army is very powerful, but where is our military expenditure? Wei Chen did the math,

If we can reconcile with the Cao Family Trading Company, they will have to mine for at least a hundred years. The tax revenue we can get in these hundreds of years will be about one-tenth of the original estimated mineral resources. We have already obtained a lot of money.

Less. If it were a normal mine, we wouldn't be able to get that much, so Wei Chen thought that now is the best time to sue for peace." Taiwei said tit for tat. Shangshu of Hube saw Taiwei's

The look in his eyes immediately came out. At this time, you must make the guy who is the Minister of War be more honest. Otherwise, His Majesty the Emperor really believes it. It would be troublesome to ask me to raise military expenses. In the past, I used various taxes directly with the Cao Family Trading Company.

People can just borrow money, but now the two sides are in a state of war, and nothing can be done.

"Your Majesty, I think the words of Lord Taiwei are reasonable. Our empire is indeed strong in military and horse power. The country is rich and the people are strong. But now the imperial court does not have much money due to various expenses, and

The Emperor's birthday will be held in the second half of the year, and this matter is no ordinary trivial matter. The Emperor has not appeared in front of the people for a long time. What the people want is to give the Emperor a good birthday. This

You can't save money on it. It is estimated that the entire empire will spend 180 billion silver. Our treasury has already racked our brains for this amount. If we want to spend on frontline military expenditures, we really don't have that kind of money.

Now, if the Cao's Trading Company is willing to pay this tax, it will be solved. We can negotiate with the Cao's Trading Company, hoping that they can prepay some more years' taxes, and we can give the money to them in a few years.

Made it, Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor is the backbone of our entire Southern Empire. He has also contributed a lot to our empire in recent years. We must give him a good birthday. The people of the entire empire are also like this.

"Thought." This guy immediately found a place to spend money. It is also the largest expense for the Southern Empire government in the next few months. It is also an unavoidable expense. If this money is not paid, someone will

Come out and gossip.

"Your Majesty, I think what the Ministry of Finance said is reasonable. There are really too many things we have to prepare for now, especially the matter in front of us. The Supreme Emperor's status in our empire is insignificant. There is no need to say more. This

Some elderly people from all over the country have already started to come to the capital, just to wish the Supreme Emperor a birthday. Coupled with the terrifying aura caused by the demon in the previous period, people began to spread rumors that the demon had been killed by the Supreme Emperor.

Scared away, although this news is not true, it can be seen that they love the Supreme Emperor very much, so we must do this well, otherwise, we will not be able to get through even the common people.

I think it is best to cooperate with the people from the Cao Family Trading Company." Another guy came forward and said that he had negotiated a peace with the people from the Cao Family Trading Company. If this was not done properly, all the ministers would probably object.

The Minister of Revenue will find reasons. There are many places to spend money in the entire empire, but no one has such authority. If you are not willing, there will be many people to attack you.

"This is absolutely impossible, Your Majesty." The one who came out is from the Ministry of War. Although there are not many people on the Ministry of War, they are all heavyweights. The one who comes out is the first-class bodyguard, leading the bodyguard.

The internal minister is the Admiral of the Nine Gates. This guy can be said to have been born on the battlefield. He has been the emperor's loyal lackey all his life. In the past, he watched these ministers talk nonsense. Recently, he seems to have become a lot more active, and so has the emperor.

I'm very happy. What the emperor thinks about such a loyal person is that it would be best if his brain could be used more easily. He doesn't need to tell him how to do things. He must have some ideas of his own, otherwise

If so, I won’t be able to use this guy again in the future.

"If you have anything to say, just say it. There is no need to say it like this." His Majesty the Emperor said with a smile. It seems that his love for him is reflected on his face. Others looked at this guy with envy. Damn it, he

If we had different opinions from His Majesty the Emperor, we would have been in trouble a long time ago. But now if you look at the officials and censors, they all seem to have not seen it. Did they really not see it? Of course not,

Even if this guy did not behave properly in front of the emperor, if it were you, he would definitely kill you tomorrow, but who is he? He has been the bodyguard of His Majesty the Emperor since he was a child. I would go to the concert for such a person

Is he going? Don't let yourself get trapped, and don't look at who is behind the scenes. Don't show up when the master and servants are discussing things, so as not to leave a dishonest impression to His Majesty the Emperor.

He can't do things. He's wasting the empire's food and so on.

"Your Majesty, I believe that since the frontline has achieved certain results, we must continue our efforts and achieve greater victory. Even if we want to negotiate a peace with them, we cannot just settle the matter so hastily.

, in fact, we have many other demands that we can make, such as asking them to admit their defeat, apologize to us, and give us certain financial compensation. These are all possible. We can't just make them so cheap.

. You must know that the reputation of our Southern Empire has been damaged a lot because of them." This guy said, these words were also given to him by the Minister of War. His mind is very stubborn. If such a thing happens to him,

It's weird to think about it. This guy is doing things very well right now.

"Well. What Aiqing said is reasonable. I think this period of time, the Cao Family Firm has indeed given us a lot of troubles, and even I am a little uncomfortable. Since we have won,

There is no need for us to fight to the end, we can just let them figure it out. However, what Admiral Jiumen said is very reasonable. He sent a decree to General Nangong and asked him to be responsible for the comprehensive negotiation with the Cao Family Trading Company, the compensation and their

All the issues of defeat must be written down." His Majesty the Emperor nodded with satisfaction. When he saw what the Minister of War wanted to say, he stopped him with his eyes. Are you kidding? How can we continue to fight now?

, didn’t you see that the Minister of Household Affairs said that he has no money? If we continue to fight at this time, I will have no choice but to speculate on your family.

As soon as the eunuchs around the emperor retired, these people all went out, with happy faces on their faces. It was better now. There was no need to fall out with the people of Cao's Trading Company, and they could return to the same situation as before.
To be continued...