Zhang Jue left hurriedly, probably to discuss countermeasures with Ma Renwang. Wu Haogu, the Hebei Xuanfu envoy who was stationed in Jiehe Shang City, was in his villa on the north bank of Jiehe River and called everyone to discuss the matter.

The place where everyone was talking about was on a three-story pavilion near the border river. Outside the window, there was a river where various ships were passing by, and it was a prosperous and lively scene. A group of men in official uniforms sat upright with a solemn expression on their faces, all of whom looked solemn, and the fragrance of tea was floating quietly among the pavilions at the same time.

In addition to Wu Haogu's confidants, there were also the leading figures in the Senate of Jiehe Shang City. Even the opposition veterans such as Xiang An, Ji Sheng and Zhang Kexiang, who had never dealt with Wu Haogu, came. Originally, because of the power struggles that had always existed in Jiehe Shang City, these people were definitely not at Wu Haogu's house. However, with the news that Yelu Yanxi was concentrating his army in Yuanyanglu, he was about to go south to attack Jiehe Shang City at any time. These opposition veterans also let go of their grudges with Wu Haogu, visited and discussed countermeasures.

Speaking of which, what they were the Jiehe veterans who had transformed into evil capitalists was most concerned about was their increasingly large industries in Jiehe Commercial City. As the first batch of investors in Jiehe Commercial City, they undoubtedly enjoyed a lot of dividends brought by the growth of the Commercial City, and all became wealthy people with millions of dollars. Moreover, unlike the later merchants who were mainly engaged in marine trade and handicrafts, their property mainly exists in the form of real estate. They have a large number of unmovable rental properties, and many self-operated restaurants and hotels. They can earn more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan a year by collecting rent.

In other words, once Jiehe Shangshi was flattened by the Khitan cavalry, they were the biggest victims. Now, the good days of collecting rent and squandering can still be put in the Senate, but they will never return.

So at this time, these few people reported to the court to expose the veterans who "accumulated force secretly and built cities privately" in Jiehe Commercial City. They only felt that Jiehe Commercial City had too little force and the city was not strong.

Why did you only build one brick and stone city wall? You should build two or three outer city roads to ensure it is safe!

Moreover, there are too few civilians in the city, and 10,000 or 20,000 yuan to survive. How can it be enough? There are shipbuilders, irons, roads and houses there, and so many strong workers. You can be incorporated into the citizen army! If it is not enough, go buy it. Didn’t you say that you caught many Gulam slave soldiers in Anxi a while ago? Why didn’t you buy them all to Jiehe Shangshi as thugs?

And that wart armor...the output is too low! We should occupy a little more land to build hydraulic hammers, and build a thousand hydraulic hammer workshops, all of which are used to hit armor.

There is also a Jiehe Crossbow, which should be passed a law to cancel the control so that all citizens and even ordinary people in Jiehe Market will have a crossbow!

In addition, is there any possibility of spending money to eliminate disasters? The court refused to pay, so could the market pay? If you don’t say more, millions can always be collected.

"Shuai Xuan, we are all businessmen, so peace is the most important thing! If the Khitans want money, let's raise some. The court refused to give it to you for the sake of face, so let's pay it. Anyway, as long as the Jiehe Market is open, you can earn two or three million from the Khitans every year. Even if you give them money and go around in a circle, you will still go into our pockets..."

The person who spoke was Zhang Kexiang. He spoke slowly, with elegant temperament, but he was a little discouraged. He just sighed while holding the tea bowl. His ancestor Zhang Qi was a hero in the battle of Jingde (that was the time of the Chanyuan Alliance). He served as the commander of the eastern platoon in the Battle of Chanzhou. He also led his troops to fight with the Khitan for many years before the Battle of Jingde, and had many victories. In the sixth year of Xianping (the previous year of Jingde), he accurately predicted that the Khitan would invade a large-scale invasion. He also proposed to take the initiative and invade the Khitan territory, which almost scared Emperor Zhenzong of Song to death.

It can be seen that Zhang Kexiang’s phobia is not a genetic disease, but an infectious disease... It is a disease, so it needs to be cured!

Ji Yi's cousin Ji Sheng is almost fat now. She is sitting there and gasping, and now she is breathing, saying, "It's better to go bankrupt and eliminate disasters... Not to mention whether the market can be kept, as long as the war starts, trade will be interrupted... The merchants in the market will be scared away, and our losses will be great..."

Xiang Bao, who is from the Daming Xiang family, also echoed: "That's right? How can you do business in chaos? I think you'd better give it money... As long as you can buy peace, you'll be Amitabha..."

Wu Haogu smiled and just sat there quietly. He just smiled faintly as he listened to the words of the elders.

"Why can't we do business in chaos? In my opinion, war is the biggest business! The Khitan emperor really wants to lead his troops into Xijin Prefecture, and our Jiehe Shangshi will make a fortune!"

The person who spoke was the host of the veteran Wu Chenglan. Although he was the uncle of Wu Haogu, he developed with Wu Haogu. He was the most iron-killed supporter of Wu Haogu in the Wu family. Now he is also the voice-over of Wu Haogu in the senate of Jiehe Shang City.

"Hengcai? This is a fight with the Khitans!" Hao Sui, a veteran representing the court, and the internal officer of Jiehe Yingfeng Bureau, interrupted, "Maybe the world is in chaos, and there is no money to make? Not to mention the defeat, even if it wins, the prefectures and counties in Hebei will be ravaged. Our prosperous and magnificent market is probably no longer there..."

Hao Sui was the confidant of Empress Dowager Liu. Although he could not join the core leadership of the internal officials, he was also a sensible figure. He was also a lie to make money while making money. He had no major revenge now, so he thought about making more money in Jiehe Market. When he got older, he would retreat and go to Haizhou to be a rich man.

Wu Haogu smiled at this time, gently placed the teacup in his hand on the table, and then said to himself: "Our Jiehe Commercial City was actually established for the Northern Expedition of Yanyun... You should all know this. Otherwise, how could we build city walls and accumulate force in Jiehe Commercial City over the years? How could the official family be so wise? How could these actions be hidden from him? If it weren't for the purpose of having a capital city when the Liao Dynasty was attacked, the Commercial City would have been banned long ago.

And now, it is time to test the market! If our market will only lose money and eliminate disasters, haha, then our good days will come to an end.

So this time, what we should plan is how to play the role of Jiehe Commercial City as the basis for the Northern Expedition! We must let the court know that our Jiehe Commercial City is of great use, and we must let the industrial and commercial people in Jiehe Commercial City know that war is also a business with a lot of money! If you are not afraid, stay and make a fortune! If you are afraid, leave as soon as possible!"

Wu Haogu's voice was very soft, but all the elders were shocked.

Pan Xiao'an's nephew Pan Qi frowned and asked, "As soon as the battle begins, someone will definitely run away... But if there is really a fortune, there will be new people coming in. But the question is, where is the fortune?"

Wu Haogu smiled faintly: "I am the Hebei Xuanfu envoy..." After saying this, all the elders present turned their attention to Wu Haogu.

"... If the Khitan emperor did not come, the Emperor of Hebei Xuanfu was a short-selling dispatch. In addition to the coastal route and Cangzhou county, the Hebei Fourth Routes pacification and the Hebei Transport Ambassador did not recognize the Emperor Xuanfu. The deployment of the Fourth Routes of Hebei and the rectification of the dozen generals of the imperial guards in Hebei were nothing. There is no need for me to do this. In this case, there is great profit! To arrange defense, you have to build cities, organize militias, stockpile grain and grass and arms. The red bricks, mud, grout, militia armor and equipment for the city walls, as well as transfer grain and grass, and purchase war horses, is it not a waste of money?

Not to mention the rectification of the imperial guards. How much does the equipment and horses of more than a dozen generals cost? In addition to our Jiehe Market, can they still supply? Are the military weapons and weapons in the imperial court? Can their things be used? Horses in the herds prison? How many war horses do they produce in a year?

Everyone, the imperial court is rich now! Whether it is the warehouse of the Ministry of Revenue or the sealed pile warehouse of the official family, it is full of gold, silver, money and silk. Ji Yizhi has brought back more than 10 million from overseas. The official family is willing to spend money, and you are still afraid that you can't make money? As long as you can force Yelu Yanxi to retreat in the Battle of Jiehe, what's the point of spending tens of millions? It's just selling a few more pieces of land in Kaifeng Prefecture and reorganizing the three major commercial markets in Mingzhou, Quanzhou and Guangzhou."

There is also such an operation!?

The veterans present were stunned. They never expected that Wu Haogu's idea of ​​making money would be put into the official's pocket.

Hao Sui asked: "Shishuai, can the official and Xianggong Cai agree to this matter?"

Wu Haogu laughed, "Why can't you agree? I spent tens of millions and tens of millions to repel the Khitan emperor once, and the official Emperor Genghis is the real one. With this reputation, we can successfully sweep Yanyun and restore the Han family's hometown in the future!

Compared with such great achievements, what is a ten thousand yuan of money?"

Of course, ten million yuan of money is a big money. If the war in the Northwest was not over, it would be difficult for the Song Dynasty court to raise such a large amount of military expenditure.

However, now the northwest has already Da'an, and the Western Army has also abolished a lot. Including Gao Qiu and Tong Guan's troops, that is, the new army of the eleven generals, most of them are granted Tianfu soldiers who do not pay military salaries.

Therefore, in recent years, the financial surplus of the Song Dynasty court has been surplus, at least tens of millions of dollars a year. Zhao Ji's private warehouse, Taifu Temple, was even rich because of selling land. Even if Zhao Ji was like a prodigal, the warehouse of Taifu Temple was still full of money, and it would not be difficult to take out tens of millions at a time.

If this is spent on Hebei's arms, most of them will turn into various orders and consumption to Jiehe Commercial City, which will boost the industry and commerce of Jiehe Commercial City, which will not be underestimated.

Wu Haogu estimated that if he could confront each other on the Jiehe River for a year, Jiehe Commercial Market would have the potential to complete an industrial upgrading.

As for the capital that fled because of the war, the Jiehe Market would return to Jiehe because it successfully resisted the attack of the Khitans and would never leave easily.

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