Qishanguan.

In the hall.

Luo Xingchen read the message in his hand carefully.

The signature written on it is Beili Wang and Beili Qing.

"How could it be Beili Qing? This must have been in his name." Luo Xingchen raised his eyes and said.

"Yes, I have also received news here. Beili Qing has been imprisoned for a long time. His life and death are unknown. Now the person in charge of the Beili family is Beili Tu, the elder of the Beili family." Yue Tingting said.

"Beilijia sent troops, claiming to be 300,000. Does he have that many troops?"

Luo Xingchen expressed doubts about this.

"There may not be 300,000, but there should still be 200,000."

Yue Leiting frowned and said: "Two hundred thousand troops, Beilijia gave up the defense of the Liao Kingdom and the Mongolian tribe on the grassland. With so many soldiers and horses heading south, there is a vast plain along the road. There are almost no cities that can resist them."

"The defense can only be placed at Jianxi Pass. Zhan Honglian is at Jianxi Pass at the moment."

"General Zhan's army is not large enough. She cannot defend Beilijia's army. We must provide support." Luo Xingchen said.

"Of course, I will dispatch the legion to go over to support. Fortunately, the imperial court mobilized the Tujia army and sent the Tujia army just in time."

But Yue Leiting was still a little worried.

Now, sufficient troops are needed in different directions, and the number of Thunder Legions in Qishan Pass is limited. As a result, it is impossible to fight on multiple fronts, and we can only give priority to one side.

So, which aspect should be given priority is what he needs to think about.

This kind of thinking is not only tactical, but also takes into account the court's side.

"But now there are two problems."

"First, on the Liao side, how many elite troops can the Pishi Army send into Daqi territory?"

"Second, whose team is hidden over at Luolan Pass? Who is leading the charge behind it?"

These two problems are what Yue Leiting wants to solve most urgently at present.

"Commander, I will find a way on the Liao Kingdom side. There won't be too much trouble on the Luolan Pass side." Luo Xingchen put forward his own idea.

"How do you say this?" Yue Leiting asked doubtfully.

"If they had enough troops, they would have taken advantage of the time when you were not around to find ways to open the gate of Qishang Pass. By then, if they cooperated internally and externally, they might not be able to defeat Qishang Pass."

"Once Qishang Pass is lost, the Thunder Legion will lose at least half of its strength. This is a devastating blow."

"The reason why they don't do it is not because they have good intentions or because they are not capable enough."

Luo Xingchen said.

"Yes, they don't have enough troops. If they want to support tens of thousands of troops, they will spend a huge amount of money and food. They can't do it secretly and privately. The most likely way is that they will use private soldiers to disperse in private. Wait until

When needed, gather them together again.”

"But the combat power of the soldiers and horses gathered by this method is generally not high." Yue Leiting frowned.

"Then let's ignore Luolan Pass for the time being. First, block the attack of the Beili Army and prevent them from going south. As long as they can be stopped, the imperial court will send troops to go north to support them. By then, the Thunder Legion will not be fighting alone.

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"Commander, my Zha Zi has been sent to the capital as fast as possible. By then, there will definitely be soldiers coming from the capital."

"In addition, Lu Zhanlong will lead the navy to block the Jiuqu River, a waterway on the big river, and prevent supplies from the south from being transported there. Let them trade with the grassland people and the Liao people."

Luo Xingchen said.

"Okay, leave the fighting to me, communicate with the court, and contact officials in other places. It's all up to you." Yue Leiting nodded.

Luo Xingchen nodded: "This is my duty originally. The emperor appointed me as the governor's imperial envoy. This is what I do."

After some discussion and deciding on the next step, Luo Xingchen and Yue Leiting got busy respectively.

…

The capital of Daqi.

Urgent letters, like snowflakes, flew from all over the north to the capital.

People in the capital who smelled something in advance fell into silence.

At this moment, in the cabinet.

He also fell into silence.

Emperor Qi Xingyun sat on the chair and looked at the silent pavilion elders.

"Feng Qing's family, tell me how the court should respond?" Qi Xingyun looked at Feng Yueheng.

Feng Yueheng is a bachelor who recently entered the cabinet and represents the interests of Jiangnan Dongling Academy and large landowners.

"Your Majesty, according to my opinion, since the Beili family has rebelled, the imperial court should immediately classify him as a treason, and then dispatch the army to pacify the Beili family." Feng Yueheng said.

"Where did the army come from? Where did the money and food for the expedition come from? There must be no money in the treasury for a long time." Qi Xingyun took a sip of tea.

When it came to money and food, Feng Yueheng became silent.

He also has no good way to solve this problem.

"This is the only way to increase taxes."

At this time, the person speaking was another recent scholar, Jiang Wanliu.

"Who should increase taxes? There have been frequent natural disasters recently, and the people cannot afford it." Qi Xingyun said calmly.

"Your Majesty, I think the business tax should be added to this tax." Jiang Wanliu suggested.

"Commercial tax? What kind of addition?" Qi Xingyun raised his eyebrows.

"There are so many merchants in Daqi that they do not engage in production and focus on moving items from one place to another in order to make profits. These merchants are of no benefit to the country... The national crisis is facing us, and it is time for them to fulfill their obligations.

They must contribute to the country." Jiang Wanliu said eloquently.

"You didn't say how to increase taxes." Qi Xingyun frowned.

"Doubling the tax rate," Jiang Wanliu said.

"That's too much, Mr. Jiang. Merchants also rely on their ability to make a living. Without merchants, how would goods circulate?"

"You are too prejudiced against merchants. If merchants were useless, how could they not disappear over the past thousands of years?"

"Businessmen exist to be useful, and business taxes can be increased, but they cannot be done too hastily, otherwise the gains outweigh the losses and will cause greater harm to the country."

The speaker was Liu Yu.

Ge Lao Liu Yu didn't want to speak at first, but when he saw Jiang Wan's idea, he couldn't help it.

Jiang Wanliu is simply fooling around.

"Master Liu, you have an idea, can you come up with a solution?" Jiang Wanliu said expressionlessly.

Liu Yu said slowly: "Taxation is not feasible, but the imperial court can issue national bonds."

"National debt?" The elders all turned their attention to Liu Yu.

Qi Xingyun also looked at Liu Yu, waiting for his next explanation.

"National debt is a debt issued in the name of the imperial court. As long as the imperial court is still there, this debt will be recognized." Liu Yu said.

"Will anyone buy it?" Qi Xingyun asked.

"As long as the court's reputation is good, someone will definitely buy it. Today's court has been in the Qi Dynasty for hundreds of years, and its credibility has long been established."

"Your Majesty, you can leave it to the old ministers at this time to raise enough money and food for the court."
Chapter completed!