This war is very expensive, and going to sea to fight is even more expensive, and building a ship alone costs a lot of money.

Although the Yuan family occupied those islands within the plan, it was really an accident. At that time, Han Yi believed that the Yuan family had no strength at all, so he asked Yuan Jie and the others to inquire first, and they started trade on both sides. How could they know that the indigenous people on the island were so vulnerable, but this time they faced a serious regime, it was not so easy.

The Yuan family cannot swallow it, and cannot afford to fight this battle, and must require financing.

The Yuan family did not have the capital to fight, so there was no need to say much about the rest of the merchants. Yuwen Xiumi and the others initially hoped that they would pay the money and the court would fight, but if they didn't pay the money, the court would fight, and they were willing to pay the money. Why don't the court do it? But this is not the same thing. The island countries overseas do not have any threat to the country, and the court must fight.

The court did not send troops, so it had to pay for the recruitment of troops themselves, which made many businessmen a little at a loss. They felt that they did not have the strength.

At this moment, the Yuan family began to shake the flag. Come on, let’s form a group.

These merchants immediately flocked to them. They had no experience at all. The court just supported them. The Yuan family has been operating there for so many years and is very familiar with the situation there. Cooperating with the Yuan family is the best result. I also heard that treasury bonds can be used to purchase weapons, which reduces the pressure on many merchants, because now merchants are also increasing their investment in production. The market demand is higher than supply, and there is not much money on hand. Those treasury bonds are also kept at home. The landlords who bought the most treasury bonds at the beginning, which led to many landlords participating.

And this kind of group has another advantage, which is that it can first distribute the interests of the island. We all go to make money, and we can do one by one to avoid unnecessary competition.

In this matter, Han Yi tried to talk to the Yuan family and did not have direct contact with the merchants, because this matter could only be understood and could not be verified. As the Shangshu Ling, Han Yi had to take care of his words and deeds, and he could not advocate expansion.

Ministry of Revenue.

"I didn't let you celebrate the New Year in Liangzhou!"

Han Yi smiled at Zhang Daxiang who had just returned from Liangzhou.

Zhang Daxiang said: "I didn't plan to celebrate the New Year there either. Zhao Chiman insisted on keeping me there. He happened to meet the Northwest merchants back again, so I'll wait until they leave Liangzhou before coming back."

Han Yi nodded with a smile and asked again: "How is the situation over there?"

Zhang Daxiang said excitedly: "The situation in Liangzhou is far beyond our expectations. In the past few years, the Liangzhou government was about to close, but now it is better than the crisis. Especially this year's trade, today's trade volume is the largest in history, which has brought a lot of business opportunities to Liangzhou. Do you know, what is the hottest business in Liangzhou at present?"

Han Yi said: "What kind of business?"

"Wash your feet."

"Wash your feet?"

"I didn't expect it."

Zhang Daxiang said hehe, "This is what a local person in Liangzhou think of. The man was a doctor. With the rise of trade in Liangzhou, he found that more and more people were suffering from foot disease. According to his observation, this was caused by walking too much. He happened to know how to massage the foot soles, so he abandoned the medicine and started a foot wash shop. I heard that the first day of opening, and the guests who came came never stopped from morning to night, so he borrowed money to buy some maids from Tubo. The Tubo women are not like our Central Plains women. They have rough hands and may not be suitable for doing anything else, but they are comfortable to press. This is awesome. Within a year, he opened ten foot wash shops in Liangzhou and bought hundreds of slaves from Tubo. Later, the Guanzhong Hotel cooperated with that person again, and it is said that they are coming to Chang'an soon. You must have never tried it, so it is comfortable to press."

Who said I haven’t tried it, just washing my feet, and I’ve tried it. Han Yi smiled and said, “No wonder you linger.”

The same old saying goes, there is supply when there is demand. Many things are not thought of by geniuses. Putting money in front of you will happen naturally.

"That's not because of this." Zhang Daxiang laughed and said, "There is another thing, I don't know if you have heard of it, that is, Tuyuhun is now starting to use wind power to make salt."

Han Yi nodded and said, "I heard about this, Wang Fangyi invented it."

Zhang Daxiang said: "It's that reckless man. That guy came to Chang'an to apply for a patent with the invention. Their Wang family will definitely make a fortune. Now Shanzhou has also built several wind mills. I have visited it, but it's so powerful that I can just let someone watch it from the side. It is said that this has freed up a lot of manpower for Tuyuhun to develop agriculture and animal husbandry. What you gave Tuyuhun the suggestions you made at the beginning are very well implemented now. The rapeseed flower seeds are not far away. The export of Liangzhou oil has increased by eight times compared to last year, as well as fur, herbs, etc. Fortunately, we invented the hydraulic spinning machine in Zhongyuan, otherwise we might not be able to swallow it."

Han Yi smiled and said, "They only trade with us, of course they can't stand it, but this is a good thing. Nowadays, oil prices and salt prices are falling, and the money in the hands of our people in the Central Plains has become more valuable."

"That's it." Zhang Daxiang said: "I'm living in Liangzhou now, but I feel comfortable. Everything is cheaper than our Chang'an." He said excitedly: "I heard that our tax revenue last year also increased several times."

Han Yi nodded.

Seeing that Han Yi's expression was dull, Zhang Daxiang was stunned and said, "But I don't seem to be excited at all."

Han Yi sighed: "I want to be excited too, but you have to know that what we collect now is all about food, not money, and it is not realistic to transport the food to Chang'an. Therefore, the role of tax increase is to stabilize the governments in various places, but the money dominated by the imperial court has not increased much."

Zhang Daxiang said: "You should be content with this. It would be good to be stable."

Han Yi said: "You think it's still the same as before, and the court is self-sufficient. Now there are more places in the court with money. Don't forget that when we issued stamp duty, we promised many benefits, especially in education, which all require money, so the finances are still relatively tight. However, you must not disclose this matter to avoid unnecessary panic."

"I know this."

Zhang Daxiang frowned again and said, "Since that's the case, can we do it later?"

"Of course not, we must start this year." Han Yi said: "It's a little trouble, but we have to do it. Moreover, I think there will be no trouble in the Tubo area within two or three years. We can concentrate our financial resources and develop the country. This is a god-given opportunity."

Just then, a small official was outside the door and said, "You reported to the Shangshu Order, Sikong asked you to go to the Ministry of War."

Han Yi was a little stunned and then said, "It just so happens that I want to talk to them about the Military Academy."

Ministry of War.

"This is a little too difficult."

"This is not a little difficult, you are obviously making things difficult!"

Qiheli and Ashinamishe held the admission regulations of the Military Academy and complained to Han Yi very excitedly.

Han Yi and Li Ji promised to open a military academy for these military nobles. Now that the finances have slowed down, he has to fulfill his original promise. In fact, he has always been very trustworthy to the military's promises.

Han Yi smiled and said, "I dare to ask all the generals, why are you making things difficult?"

"I won't say anything else. How do you go back to play the piano? Are you running a military academy or a brothel? Why do you have to play the piano?" Asina Michi said excitedly.

Han Yi said: "First of all, playing the piano is just an example. It doesn't mean you have to be able to play the piano. Other talents are OK. You can dance, but you must know one."

"But why is this?"

"Prove your talent."

Han Yi said: "Dear generals, this military academy is actually a double-edged sword. Because the first criterion for admission is that if you can't compare with other academys, it would be embarrassing. So I have to choose the most outstanding candidates, but most of them have never been to the battlefield, and I can't see who they have talent, so I can only observe based on their interests and hobbies. Recognizing numbers and stats, riding horses and archery are the most basic, and there is no reference value. I believe that a smart person must have an interest to show his talent. In addition, this can also show personal cultural literacy. Students who graduated from this military academy must have a foundation to become famous. After all, their starting point is so high."

Gao Kan said, "But this is too difficult for you. You are not taking the entrance exam, but choosing the top scorer!"

Han Yi smiled and said, "This is two different things. What I want here is 'know', but if you choose the top scorer, it is not as simple as 'know', and you must be proficient."

"Forget it, forget it, I don't care about this. I just think your standard is very unfair to us generals from the north."

"If your son was born in the north, it would be unfair, but if he was born in the Central Plains, then I would feel very fair. I didn't let you take the exam?"

"Okay."

Li Ji suddenly spoke: "I think Han Yi should do this."

Qi Bi Heli said: "Sikong, what do you mean?"

Li Ji said: "There is already a military academy. Why do you still need to build such a special military academy? Han Yi believes that the talent of the son of the general is higher than that of ordinary people. So everyone is more looking forward to this academy. At the same time, there must be some people waiting to see jokes. I agree with Han Yi's approach and would rather not choose than embarrass this."

Asanami and the others looked at each other and sat down depressedly, "What do you think, just do it."

But I murmured in my heart that it would be a shame to choose, and it would be a matter of the future. If I can't choose, it would be embarrassing now!

Han Yi smiled and said, "Since everyone has no objection, then that's it."

Where do you see that we have no objection?

Qi Bi Heli glared at Han Yi and said, "Let's not talk about this matter for now. Let's ask you, why don't you send troops to recruit merchants themselves in this overseas expansion? Only their mobs are not their opponents. They are impatient for their own lives. We don't care, just because they are afraid that they will lose the face of our Tang army. I think we have to send troops to this matter."

"It's right. What's the embarrassment of expanding territory? Why don't you send troops?"

"We commanders sit here and watch a group of businessmen expand their territory for the country. Have you ever thought about our feelings."

These generals shouted, in fact, this was also the reason why they invited Han Yi here, and they were really not just talking. They have been making me comments these days and are very dissatisfied with this, but this was a matter of decisiveness, and Zhang Wenguan and the others did not agree, so they could only ask Han Yi to find him to understand.

Han Yi glanced at Li Ji and saw that Li Ji was drinking tea slowly, obviously he had no intention of helping him. Although he understood this, he did not agree with it. He believed that this should have been done by a soldier.

It seems that it can only rely on himself. Han Yi stood up and said, "Dear generals, don't be impatient, please say something to you and I. There are three main reasons why the court did not dispatch troops this time. First, because this is not the plan of the court. At present, the court does not have any preparations for a war. Everyone has experienced many battles and knows that they cannot fight an unprepared battle."

Qi Bi Heli immediately retorted: "It depends on who the opponent is! An adult man beats a three-year-old child, so what else does it need to be prepared."

Han Yi almost said this and smiled bitterly: "This opponent is one of the reasons, but it is not because the opponent is too strong, but because the opponent is overseas. The strongest army in the Central Plains is almost all in the north, all of which are full of landslides, and it is difficult to adapt to the climate there. This is the most critical reason.

Third, our Tang Dynasty is a great country. If we send a large army to fight a small island country with great viciousness, and if we win because of such a little thing, people say that we bully the weak and lose, it will be even more embarrassing. The risks and interests are not very equal, and the queen must take into account the face of the court!

But, please rest assured, generals, this is just the beginning, and there will be opportunities in the future."

Qi Bihe Li said: "That small island country may not have to fight for several years?"

Han Yi said: "But there is definitely more than this small island country over there, and it's also."

Speaking of this, he suddenly wanted to speak but stopped.

Gao Kan hurriedly asked, "And what? You said!"

Han Yi said: "There is a saying first. This is just some of my personal thoughts. If I say it, you can't spread it."

"Don't you trust us?"

If you believe you, I will be finished! Han Yi muttered to himself, but if he was afraid, he would not say it. He said, "I regard this recruitment as the primary construction of my Tang Dynasty Navy."

"Sea and Navy?"

All the generals were stunned. They only had the concept of a navy, but no navy. It shows how interested the Central Plains dynasty was in overseas expansion!

Han Yi nodded and said, "Yes, this is actually just the beginning, or it is an attempt by the court. However, the court asked the merchants to test it first. If it succeeds and helps our Central Plains gain a lot of wealth and enhance our national strength, then we will definitely continue to go out in the future, but it is impossible to let the merchants recruit troops. This is an exception and cannot be used as a conventional means. In the end, we must return to the right path.

By then, our Tang Dynasty would need a powerful navy, but now it is not known whether it can be successful. There is no reason to ask the court to allocate funds to build a navy. In the recruitment law, the warriors recruited by merchants were only temporary. When the country of Buddha was occupied, they would have to be disbanded. It would be impossible for merchants to have an army. At that time, the court could view the situation. If the interests were considerable, it would be possible to incorporate those warriors into navy.

In addition, I also plan to transfer the first batch of military academy students to be responsible for recruitment and participate in it. They followed me to Goguryeo and walked by sea. They were very familiar with maritime transportation. If they did very well, they would be promoted to the first batch of naval generals. This would also help the development of the military academy. Students who graduated from the military academy would become generals directly, which would definitely attract more talents to the military academy."

Qi Bi He Li and his friends' eyes flashed a few times when they heard it. The first batch of students from the Military Academy were their sons and grandsons.

"Well, this is feasible." Asanami nodded.

If it were in the past, Cheb Heli and the others would never be interested. What level of their ability is? Fighting with the barbarians on the island is embarrassing. They mainly go for wealth. Now the profits of war are very considerable. The key is that slaves are valuable, so even if they send troops this time, they will not go there. Just send people to fight, and they will get a piece of the pie.

Now that Han Yi plans to send their son, that's better. Not only can he involve the interests, but his son can also make military contributions.
Chapter completed!