Wei Yuan did not directly answer the prince's question, but said, "I am short-sighted and cannot see the future, so I can only see the little place around me."
The prince smiled faintly and said, "How far has Lord Wei seen?"
Wei Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "I mainly look west, but no matter which direction, there must be a barrier of one or two thousand miles outside the realm to be at ease. If you can see Hanyang Pass, it would be best."
The faces of several civil servants were gloomy.
The prince's expression remained unchanged and said, "Hanyang Pass is a powerful pass in the world. It is not impossible for Lord Wei to visit Range Rover. However, the best way to enjoy the scenery of Hanyang Pass is to look east from a high place in the west so that he can fully reach the scenery.
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Wei Yuan tapped on the table and said, "What Your Highness said is very true. As long as I can see the world's great gate, I really don't have to go in again."
The prince smiled and said, "Then I wish Lord Wei a successful advance westward and expand his territory for the Great Jin Dynasty!"
Wei Yuan smiled bitterly: "It's not that easy to advance westward. Last time the witch clan came to attack, the forward moved 500,000, and five ghost witches came.
Just a little bit, my lair will be taken away."
The prince smiled and said, "With Master Wei guarding the Western Regions, no matter how many witch tribes come, they will definitely turn bad luck into good luck."
That's enough.
Everyone drank and talked happily. In a blink of an eye, Wei Yuan was unable to drink and said goodbye first. This time the prince sent him to the gate of the mansion and watched Wei Yuan's carriage go away before returning.
Then the prince returned to the warm room, took down the wine and food, and changed into tea sets.
The prince cooked tea by himself, and several officials seemed much more relaxed. One official said, "Wei Yuan has such a big appetite, and he actually wants Hanyang Pass! The seven thousand-litre western prefectures in Ning, wouldn't they all go into his pocket?"
Another man also sarcastically said, "Does he want a foundation for a family?"
The Minister of Works, who had never given Wei Yuan a good face, said seriously at this moment: "With Wei Yuan's talent at this time, it is not impossible to ascend to immortality. Although he wants more now, the timing is just right. If he promises him, then the throne of Your Highness will be unchanged. Moreover, after Your Highness ascends to the throne, the West can rest assured that we can concentrate on developing northward.
The Wu Realm is different from the Liao Realm. Even if I get the land, it will take decades to slowly transform it. However, the prince hesitated for a few years to transform the Liao Realm and said, "Even if he can ascend to the immortals, it will be a matter of hundreds of years. After I ascend to the throne, I can't live that long. I really need to pay so much for what I will happen in a few hundred years? We must discuss this matter carefully."
An official suddenly said, "I listen to Wei Yuan's words. Qingming can expand to five thousand miles in the future. The boundaries between the two ends are thousands of miles! I heard that there are all kinds of magical wonders in the Qingming Realm, which is worthy of the name of immortal stones. If he had taken this piece of land into the hands of His Highness before he fully grew up, wouldn't it be good?"
The Minister of Works shook his head: "Is Wei Yuan so easy to deal with? Didn't you see that the Xu family has lost their troops and lost their generals several times? Now even the Xu family is not taking action."
But the official said, "Maybe it's not that difficult, please see your Highness!"
He waved his hand and saw a map, then drew a route from the north to the Jueyu Mountains, saying, "I heard that Qingming has recently purchased silk brocades in large quantities. There is only one way out for so many silk brocades, so we can trade with the Wu tribe. Since it is trade, Qingming can do it, and the Xu family can do it, so why bother with Qingming again?
Therefore, Your Majesty only needs to let the insiders of the Xu family come forward and organize a business road to the Wu clan. After one or two times, the Xu family will inevitably eat the marrow and know the taste, thus breaking all the silk brocades that gave Qingming. This business road cannot move northward, and it is close to Qingming in the south. With Wei Yuan's temperament, how could he watch the Xu family caravan make money under his nose?
Even if he does not send a large army to intercept him, he will pretend to be a bandit and block the way. When the Qingming Realm expands here, he will directly set up levels.
In this way, Wei Yuan and the Xu family will definitely have another rift. We only need to add some effort to it, and there may be another big battle."
The Minister of Works thought about it and said, "This plan is feasible! You can also hit Wei Yuan so that he should not be too self-righteous."
The prince nodded slowly.
When he returned to his residence, Wei Yuan first reviewed the meeting with the prince and felt that there was no problem with it. The prince wanted Wei Yuan not to interfere in the battle for the throne, and then Wei Yuan took the opportunity to put forward his own conditions, that is, the entire Ningxi Prefecture, including Hanyang Pass.
The King of Jin would definitely not agree to this condition, and the Xu family would not agree to it. If Hanyang Pass falls into Wei Yuan's hands, he can advance and attack and retreat or defend. Not only can he block the Xu family's way westward, but he can also use Hanyang Pass as the base camp to threaten the Xu family's hinterland at all times.
So Wei Yuan did not plan to really go to Hanyang Pass, and the prince said this matter, but it didn't count. What Wei Yuan wanted was the area outside Hanyang Pass. If you take a step back, it didn't matter that the prince would not agree to anything. Just as the Zuo Prime Minister said, Wei Yuan didn't have to do anything, and naturally he would be the winner.
It was too early for Wei Yuan to seize the matter. The little King of Chu could survive first.
While thinking, Wei Yuan suddenly felt aroused his heart, and he pushed the door and came out of the house, and saw Zhao Tong standing in the yard. It was already dark at this time. After midnight, Zhao Tong came to visit Midnight for some reason.
Zhao Tongdao: "The Holy King has an edict and summons Lord Wei to meet him immediately."
"Okay, Eunuch Zhao is here for a moment."
Wei Yuan turned around and entered the house. When he came out, he had an extra box in his hand and stuffed it into Zhao Tong's hand, saying, "There are ten Nether Blood Little New Year Pills in this place,
Eunuch Zhao knew the effects. Now that he has produced more, he has brought another box. However, although this pill does not conflict with other life-extending medicines,
But you can't accept it too much. With Eunuch Zhao's cultivation level, it's better not to accept the third one."
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Wei Yuan smiled and said, "In my heart, I have long been my own family with my father-in-law."
"Let's go, there's no need for a carriage this time. The king is not in the palace, but in the Vajra Zen Temple outside the city. Let's lead the way here, let's fly over."
The two of them then flew up in the night and headed out of the city. Zhao Tong, carrying the magic weapon to control the formation, and Wei Yuan passed through the city-modifying formation without any obstacles, and flew all the way to the Vajra Zen Temple on the top of the mountain outside the city.
Zhao Tong led Wei Yuan into the Zen Temple and walked towards a side hall.
When passing a lotus pond, Wei Yuan suddenly stopped and looked into the pond.
Although it was cold winter at this time, the Vajra Zen Temple was only as late as autumn. The water in the merit pool was clear and not iced. There were a few lotus flowers blooming in the pool, all of which were ordinary white lotus.
Wei Yuan felt something under the pool water that seemed to entangle him and wanted to have some sense. This was a confusion at the level of luck. If Wei Yuan had not become more sensitive to luck after he became a human firework, he would probably not be able to detect such confusion.
However, since Wei Yuan noticed it, he had his own way to deal with it. Wei Yuan introduced the entangled meaning into the energy formation of fireworks on earth, and then casually threw the energy of mortals into the formation to connect it with the entangled meaning.
Suddenly, the pool water surged in the merit pool, a lotus bud that had not yet bloomed floated out of the water, and then bloomed, and another ordinary white lotus. It turned out that this merit pool was still a treasure of luck, which could manifest the corresponding luck,
Wei Yuan was very satisfied when he saw this white lotus. If he didn't pay attention just now, he would have caught some other luck by the entanglement.
Then I don't know what can be produced.
If a green lotus comes out, it will be really interesting. Wei Yuan has always wanted this kind of flower.
After passing the Lotus Pond of Merit, enter the side hall. The hall is rich in spiritual energy and also has a strong breath of incense and vows. The layout of the hall is very simple, and there is nothing in the Buddha niche, with indentation inside. I don’t know what was originally worshipped.
King Jin sat cross-legged on the cushion, like a statue. An incense burner was burning in front of him, and green smoke rose.
The side hall is not big but is particularly high. The incense in the furnace is shining, and there are a few thick candles on the ground next to it. The melted wax has condensed into one on the floor. Under the reflection of the candlelight, the figure of King Jin is projected on the wall, huge, fierce, and constantly twisting.
King Jin opened his eyes and signaled a cushion next to him, and Wei Yuan sat on it.
"This time I asked you to come to see the orphans in this place. I want to tell you that there are not so many separate pavilions between you and my king and my ministers. Now a large part of the fate of the Western Jin Dynasty is on you. We are actually thriving and losing together."
King Jin's voice was a little strange, as if he was a little impatient, and implicitly painful. When he spoke, Wei Yuan seemed to hear two people talking at the same time. Although their voices were very similar, Wei Yuan still heard the difference.
King Jin paused and said, "Now the national treasury is empty, and the cost of the new army is much higher than expected. If this continues, Gu may have to sell the treasures heirloom in the palace. Is there any way you can?"
This question was unexpectedly straightforward and no longer arrogant, but seemed to be asking friends. However, Wei Yuan knew that in history, people who are ministers should be careful when they ask such questions. Once they forget that, they are really heartbroken with the king, then they are not far from extermination.
Wei Yuan said: "There is a way to take effect within one year."
"Oh, what's the way?" King Jin became interested.
"It is easy to make mulberry. To be specific, it means converting grain fields in several counties in the western part of Ningzhou into mulberry forests to produce mulberry silk. The king should have a lot of land in Ningzhou, and I think they can be converted into mulberry gardens. To be honest, I now have a kind of ice mulberry in my hand. The mulberry silk produced is called ice silk, which is really the best among silk. However, the number of ice mulberry in the previous few years was limited. If the king wanted to change the mulberry garden, I could hand over all the ice mulberry seedlings from the first two years to the king."
"Tell me carefully."
Wei Yuan explained in detail some of the current practices in the seven counties of Ningxi.
After hearing this, the King of Jin asked, "Why did the orphan plant mulberry instead of weaving brocades? What the witch tribe needs is brocade, not silk."
Wei Yuan said: "The difference between the price of the witch clan and the price of silk in Ningzhou is the space for this business. The more broth the witch clan gets, the lower the price of broth. The more broth we make, the higher the price of silk. So in the future, this space will only get smaller and smaller.
Until there is no such thing as this. In this process, the price of silk will only rise and not fall, and you can also increase tax on silk."
A cold light flashed in the King of Jin's eyes and asked, "When the fields are planted, what will the people eat? What will the soldiers eat?"
Chapter completed!