"How long the alliance can continue depends on whether King Ming chooses to compromise, give in, or take a tough stance!

If you choose the former, this alliance should be able to last for a few more months.

Choosing the latter may lead to the collapse of the alliance every minute!"

Liu Bowen thought for a moment and said.

"It can only last a few months. What's the basis?"

Zhu Yuanzhang then asked.

"In a few months, the food in the fields will be ripe! By then, everyone will have enough food for the winter and for the army.

Naturally, it’s time to meet in war!

Winter is not a good time to start a war, and spring requires spring planting, but neither is a good time to start a war!"

Liu Bowen opened his mouth to explain.

"Then what do you think of King Wei? Is he considered a wise master?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked this question again.

"...King Wei is a pretty good person so far! He values ​​feelings!

He will also treat all the princes who surrender to him with kindness!

The general is also managing well!

If he were in a prosperous age, he might be a wise king!"

Liu Bowen thought for a moment and finally spoke slowly.

"Shengshi Mingjun? You actually gave him a high hat!

As far as I know, many government orders were made by Zhuge Liang, the Grand Master, and they have little to do with him!"

Zhu Wenzheng said.

Zhu Yuanzhang was his uncle. Historically, it was he who defended Hongdu, not Lan Yu!

What's interesting is that when Zhu Yuanzhang asked him what official position he wanted, Zhu Wenzheng said that when his uncle became a big business, there was no need to worry about not being rich.

It will be difficult to convince the public if you give officials to relatives first!

As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang took it seriously. After returning to Beijing, he awarded many rewards to Chang Yuchun and other generals, but Zhu Wenzheng did not award any rewards for the time being.

(Zhu Wenzheng: I was just being polite, but my uncle took it seriously!)

…

"King Wei was in that position and was willing to delegate power to the Grand Master, and the Grand Master did not disappoint him!

This is enough to prove that he has the ability to understand people!

To be a king, you don’t need to be able to do everything, you just need to know how to govern your subordinates!”

Liu Bowen shook his head and said.

"You admire King Wei so much, why don't you follow King Wei instead of hanging out with us mud-legged people!"

Hearing that Liu Bowen praised the King of Wei so much, Chang Yuchun suddenly became a little unhappy.

After all, my brother-in-law is still in their hands!

"..."

After hearing what Chang Yuchun said, Liu Bowen immediately shut up.

Do you have to talk about King Wei's shortcomings to be happy?

Taking a closer look, the biggest shortcoming of King Wei is probably that the treatment given to the lower-level soldiers is too good.

If there were large-scale military casualties, the pensions alone could bankrupt the national treasury.

Therefore, King Wei can only win and keep winning!

Once you fail to win, your funds may be cut off.

At that time, the soldiers at the bottom may mutiny!

After all, we don’t worry about scarcity but inequality!

Why did the soldiers who died in the previous battles receive such good treatment, while their family members could only eat chaffy vegetables?

For now, it's unlikely that such a thing will happen.

On the contrary, it puts other countries in a bit of a dilemma!

If Wei was given equal treatment, they would naturally have no money!

After all, no one is like the Wei State who has been expanding its territory and owns a territory outside China like the Wilderness Land.

Use the ore and other resources harvested from the wild lands to fill the emptiness of the treasury.

…

"Okay! This is what we have to ask ourselves. Why don't we allow Liu Bowen to tell the truth?

Since King Wei is so good, we naturally want to learn from him!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand at Chang Yuchun, breaking the original awkwardness.

"No way to learn!"

Unexpectedly, Li Shanchang interrupted at this time.

"Why can't we learn? Could it be that we are not as good as King Wei?

We are also gaining ground bit by bit!”

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang became a little unhappy.

"No money! All the money is used to expand the army and build weapons!

If we want to run a school like Wei did, we will need money!"

Li Shanchang spread his hands and said.

"Then where does Wei's money come from?"

Xu Da asked what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to ask.

"Relying on a territory much larger than ours and trading with other countries!

Especially Shen Wansan of Wei State, who had already done business all over China at this time.

Even the Tang State, which is at war, has business dealings with him."

Li Shanchang touched his beard and said calmly.

"Then let's do business too, that's it!"

Xu Da asked rhetorically.

As for the size of the territory, he selectively ignored it!

This thing cannot be solved just by solving it!

Should we attack the Tang Dynasty or the Sui Dynasty?

This is a matter of taking sides, and it's hard for him to speak up.

"Our Ming Dynasty's reputation in China is not that good. Just being from Taiping Dao may make all parties distrust us.

Especially those from aristocratic families!

In addition, if our merchants want to enter the Sui Kingdom, they will definitely encounter plunder by 'bandits'.

In addition, Tang State was not much better!

If we want to be safe, I am afraid that only Wei can do business!

The problem is that since Wei is doing business all over China, we may not really be able to make much money."

Li Shanchang shook his head and said.

Now the Ming Dynasty is in urgent need of a hen that can lay golden eggs!
Chapter completed!