Bi Ziyan listened and felt a little relieved, but he was still a little hesitant, as if he was considering whether to advise him again.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he smiled and said to him: "In fact, the biggest benefit of this arms business is not because it can be exchanged for cattle and sheep to solve the food and clothing in the Hetao area."

"I am stupid, please give me advice!" Bi Ziyan was very surprised when he heard this, and couldn't help but bow and ask for advice.

In his opinion, Hetao has insufficient food and needs to transport grain from the mainland, it will consume a lot of food on the road. And the most important thing is that nearby provinces are short of food, so the food needs to be farther away, and the cost of consumption is very high. Just this item is already very good. If it weren't for the fact that this flintlock rifle was a powerful weapon of the military, he would definitely support it without hesitation.

After hearing this, Bi Maokang next to him couldn't figure out what the emperor was referring to, so he followed curiously and said, "The old minister also couldn't figure out what His Majesty meant?"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he felt a little proud and explained to them: "They can't make these firearms themselves, and they have restrictions on the number of times they use. Even if they use them less, they will always be used and broken. In this way, as long as they are used to relying on flintlock rifles, they will always buy them from the high price of my Ming Dynasty, which is a long-term business!"

Before the two ministers below responded, Emperor Chongzhen breathed a little and continued: "Second, flintlock rifles must rely on gunpowder, and gunpowder is a consumable. Among them, the quality of gunpowder will affect the life and accuracy of flintlock rifles. Therefore, after using good gunpowder, inferior gunpowder will definitely not want to be used. As a result, the best ratio and the most meticulous gunpowder are the only ones I have. In this way, the more flintlock rifles the Mongolians of the Weilath tribe buys, the more gunpowder they need! And this will be a serious dependence on my Ming Dynasty."

Listening to the emperor's talk, Bi Ziyan and Bi Maokang couldn't help but nod.

"In this way, even if one day in the future, if the Mongolians and our Ming Dynasty turn against each other, their firearms will rely on the Ming Dynasty and cannot use firearms to deal with the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, there is no need to worry that the Ming Dynasty will be threatened after the firearms are sold!"

"So that's the case, then I'm relieved!" Bi Ziyan was overjoyed when he heard this. He sold it without any worries, and continued to exchange for food. For him, the Minister of Revenue, he wanted to welcome him with both hands and feet. Moreover, as he listened, he suddenly had an idea in his heart and wanted to report to Emperor Ming.

But what he didn't expect was that before the emperor finished speaking, he heard Emperor Chongzhen continue to say: "As Eziertu said, the Tsarist Russia far to the west is indeed a vicious country. They are now expanding their power, and as far as I know, they are also expanding eastward. If they do not interfere, they will sooner or later fight with our Ming Dynasty. Therefore, we equipped the Wei Lat tribe with weapons and let them fight against Tsarist Russia, which can effectively restrain Tsarist Russia's intention to expand eastward. After our Ming Dynasty resolves Liaodong and surrounding areas, even if Tsarist Russia does not come, our Ming Dynasty will come to us!"

Bi Maokang and Bi Ziyan were still nodding repeatedly at the beginning, but after hearing it, they found something wrong. Bi Ziyan asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, is it possible that my Ming Dynasty will still send troops to the west?"

This seemed a bit unimaginable to him! Bi Maokang was the same. The smile on his face disappeared at some point, and a hint of worry was replaced by the four words "Warring will lead to death" flashed through his heart.

"Of course!" Emperor Chongzhen seemed to not notice their concerns, but just smiled and said, "I said that not to demolish the Great Wall is not a hero! The best defense is attack. Since the Tsarist Russian wolfish man is ambitious and wants to invade the territory of other countries, instead of waiting for them to come to the door, it is better to let our Ming Dynasty fight over and defend the enemy outside the country's gates, so that our Ming people will not suffer from military disasters!"

If Tsarist Russia is really as the emperor said, it makes sense. But if this so-called Tsarist Russia has never even heard of it, how could the emperor know the specific situation of Tsarist Russia? Could it be... Could it be that the emperor also had the Jinyiwei lurking in the extreme west?

The two ministers thought to themselves, and continued to listen to Emperor Chongzhen's explanation: "In addition, there are mountains of gold and silver hidden underground in the extreme west. Instead of being discovered by others for use, it is better for my Ming Dynasty to occupy it!"

"What, mountains of gold and silver?" Bi Ziyan was frightened when he heard this and almost subconsciously confirmed.

Bi Maokang was almost the same, and said in surprise: "Is it a gold ore ore?"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he remembered the oil and gas fields and said a little enviously: "It is a mountain of gold and silver, no, no, no, far more than a mountain of gold and silver. The wealth there is so much that you can't imagine, it is more than everyone's wealth added up now. I am sure to win that place!"

In addition to it, there is another place, that is the Middle East. However, that place is too far away and there is no contact yet, so I won’t mention it. I will talk about it when I occupy Myanmar and open up the passage from Yunnan to the Indian Ocean.

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he suddenly found that the two ministers below were stupid there, and he couldn't help but feel speechless. Judging from their appearance, they probably were scared by the pie he described! Forget it, there are not many opportunities like this, so let them think more about how big the pie is!

After a while, Bi Ziyan came to his senses and saw the emperor looking at him with a smile, he couldn't help but stammer: "Your Majesty, is what he said just now... true?"

Hearing him speak, Bi Maokang came to his senses and immediately stared at the emperor's eyes, trying to see something from it to prove the emperor's words.

"Of course!" Emperor Chongzhen said without hesitation, "Don't forget, I can know what's happening thousands of miles away."

He pointed to the chat group system, which was reflected in the eyes of these people who didn’t know the chat group. It was a mysterious halo. Logically speaking, only the legendary gods and immortals can have this possibility. And the emperor has it, and it is not surprising that the emperor knows about the extreme west!

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks it is better to send border troops now." Bi Maokang did not find any signs of telling lies, so he immediately suggested excitedly, "Let the Governor of Naturalization send troops west, with most Mongolian soldiers, which is just right!"

Speaking of this, he quickly added: "If you go too late, you will regret it too late if you are discovered by Tsarist Russia!"

Haha, what era is now? Even if you discover it, it will be of little use. Emperor Chongzhen thought about it, and was not in a hurry at all. He shook his head and said, "Don't worry, they can't find it."
Chapter completed!