Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 833 My Blessing!

"What is the Cabinet's proposal?"

A frown can kill a mosquito.Lu Qian was also very helpless about this problem. Even though he was very capable, he couldn't just conjure people up for nothing.

"Your Majesty." Wen Huanzhang was the first to speak, bowing and saluting, "The cabinet believes that to solve the problem of manpower shortage, we should take three steps. First, spread more publicity in all provinces, prefectures, and counties to recruit wealthy laborers from the people. .” Lu Qi’s mine employs more detailed regulations, whether it is salary or compensation for casualties, they are all in place.At least in this day and age.Therefore, the bosses of mines all over the world are the most loyal supporters of manpower firms, because the labor they get from manpower firms is only because the unit cost is far lower than that of normally recruited contract workers, and the high efficiency is Much more than normal contract workers.

No one has trouble with money!
As much as mine owners like real gold and silver, they like human trading firms as much.But the main force under them is still the civilians who signed the contract.Now that there is not enough manpower, it is these civilians with a huge population base that can be most discovered.

"The second is Japan. Now I have the most populous countries in the surrounding countries, and the one that is most convenient to guide and use for me is none other than Japan."

Because of Emperor Lu's attention to Japan, many of the latter's information has been inquired into clearly by the country, and there is no exact number of its domestic population, because Japan's political situation is chaotic, and there is no specific number of population and household registration.Every nobleman has a large number of servants.In the eyes of the Lu Qi ministers, today's Japan is like China in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and each aristocratic family is an independent small kingdom.But even so, the population of Japan can be estimated at a seven or eight, between 300 million and 400 million!Maybe more than 400 million, but that's all.

The strategy of the cabinet is to let people contact the Japanese nobles and obtain Japanese young and strong labor force in the name of 'employment'.In terms of money, Lu Qi only established relationships with Japanese nobles. As for the interests of young Japanese, they had to discuss with the nobles themselves.And judging others by oneself, thinking about the pissing nature of the Japanese nobles, will only kill the labor force sold, but what does this have to do with Lu Qi?

"Hessian mercenaries!"

Lu Qian's eyes lit up, and this was the first reaction in his mind.

The relationship made by the cabinet made him immediately think of the Hessian mercenaries in history.

During the American War of Independence, there were four types of troops used by the United Kingdom: British regular troops; some pro-British Indian armed forces; local troops composed of Loyalists in the colonies; of mercenaries.

The Duke of Hesse-Kassel was a spendthrift, and he sent mercenaries to England for money.In his dealings with the British, he was paid one shilling per soldier per day for rent.

In the general sense, mercenaries are hired and paid by themselves, but in the Hessian War of Independence, the money hired was "returned to the public".It is said that in 1786, the British government paid the Duke of Hesse-Kassel 471000 pounds as a reward.That was a huge expense at the time!At that time, the cost of building a huge first-class sailing battleship was only [-] pounds.

And now Lu Qian has a feeling that the 'employment fees' between Lu Qi and the Japanese nobles will definitely not fall into the hands of Japanese laborers.Are all the crows in the world generally black?But does this have anything to do with him?He just needs to get enough labor from it.

"This method works."

Before Lu Qian nodded, he saw Wen Huanzhang continue to say: "The third is to start a war. Start a war against Shu Song, Dali and the Uighurs in the northwest as soon as possible."

"War together, regardless of whether it is a prisoner of war, a refugee, a refugee, or a place to be cleaned, a large amount of labor can be obtained, which is enough to alleviate the temporary labor shortage of the imperial court." Wen Huanzhang said confidently.

The cabinet is not a fool, how can it fail to see the beauty of a war?As long as the war starts and goes well, labor is not an issue.

Moreover, when Wen Huanzhang, the leader of Song Confucianism, didn't realize it, Lu Qichao's cabinet had become more and more utilitarian.Take a look at the three steps they are proposing now, with the sword pointing directly at the interests, how could there ever be the majestic face of the kingdom and the pedantic and ridiculous kindness?
The society is changing, and the people in the society are also changing. Wen Huanzhang may or may not have noticed this, but he can't change anything.

How about saying that Confucian scholars have no quality.It is because these people know the truth that "people have to bow their heads under the roof".

"Your Majesty. A few days ago, the army of Shu and Song Dynasties moved with all their strength, but retreated helplessly. Now is the time when their morale is low and their fighting spirit is fading. Now it is the right time to use troops to take over Sichuan and Shu and mix them into the universe." Zong Ze, who didn't speak, took a step forward.

"Advance the battle of Sichuan and Shu?" Lu Qian frowned.The time for the settlement of the Shu Song Dynasty is naturally in this year's financial planning, but the time is set after the autumn, and there is no other major reason for it, it is purely for convenience.According to this year's plan, in one month at most, the Southern Song Dynasty will be completely a thing of the past, and at the same time, the two armies of Zhong Xiang and Wang Qing will enter Dali.

According to the news sent by Lingnan, the army has gathered under the city of Guizhou.Although it is really difficult to deal with Guizhou City after it has been transformed by magic, the whole scene is under Lu Qi's control, and no one in the court who knows the truth will doubt the final outcome.

Therefore, the war against Dali will be in July.At the end of August later, the general attack on Shu Song was launched.The only reason for staggering the time is to make their job easier, it doesn't really make much difference.

The connection between Yidu and the Lingnan front line is very close. Everything is delivered by flying pigeons, and pigeon nests are arranged along the way. When a message spreads from Lingnan to Yidu, the lag is only two days.

The speed of flying pigeons is really fast, not inferior to galloping horses, and their durability is even more unmatched by horses.Flying at an average speed of [-] miles in a quarter of an hour, flying for three or two hours at a time, is a piece of cake.

Some later generations of pigeon fanciers used flying racing, and the speed and durability of homing pigeons were so impressive. The average speed of one kilometer per minute is stress-free, and specially trained homing pigeons will be even faster.

That little man Lu Shuang, with his ability to train pigeons, now has a fifth-rank idle job on his head, and even has a "National Scholar" magnate. These days have far exceeded his previous ideals in life.This is a small person whose destiny has been changed by the general trend. In the turbulent dynasty innovation, there are many such small people.Even those like Jiang Jing and Tao Zongwang are not like this in essence?
Lu Qian had a thorough understanding of the "task list" that had been set at the end of last year, and he knew very well that it would not hurt anything for the Shu and Song Dynasties to be two months in advance.

"The war between Shu and Song Dynasties can be based on the premise." Emperor Lu had no reason not to agree.During these days, at least half of the headlines on the front pages of the major newspapers fell on the Battle of Lingnan, and half of this half fell on Xu Huiyan.If you want to whitewash him, you must first let everyone have a comprehensive understanding of him, right?
The power of newspapers to guide public opinion is huge.In a short period of time, Xu Huiyan's image as a "rebellious minister and traitor" had a new interpretation in the eyes of countless people.

Since when have there been "rogue officials and thieves" who fought so desperately to defend the imperial court?Since when have there been "rebellious ministers and thieves" who are so respectful to the emperor?

Doubts have already arisen among the people, and the next step is the most critical moment of the whole whitewashing script-what kind of character is Xu Huiyan?Is he really a traitor?

Perhaps it is appropriate to add some other news at this time, which can change the minds of the people in the government and the public, and avoid being too deliberate.

"Why is Your Majesty so attentive to Xu Huiyan?"

Going back to the Cabinet Office, now it is called Zhengshitang by more people. The former Song Dynasty Prime Minister, the Political Affairs Office, and the office of Lu Qi’s cabinet bosses. This is an ancient tradition that has been handed down from the Tang and Song Dynasties. call.

Wen Huanzhang's secretary offered a cup of hot tea to his leader, and asked his leader very puzzled.

In his opinion, Xu Huiyan is nothing more than a martial artist, how can it be worthy of Emperor Lu's efforts to develop for him?If the real purpose was to attack Zhao Song, the price would be too high.

Even in his opinion, killing him with a single blow is the best way to maximize his benefits.

Wen Huanzhang took the tea cup, and a smile appeared on his face when he heard this, "Your Majesty has a kind heart. We are really blessed!"

The reason why Xu Huiyan fell to where he is now is purely caused by Emperor Lu. If he was asked to surrender from the beginning, how could there be so many messes for Xu Huiyan?Now Emperor Lu said to the filthy Xu Hui that he would never leave him, and tried his best to clean him up and pull him out of the quagmire. This is a good quality.

They are lucky to be able to follow such a good emperor.

(End of this chapter)