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Chapter 794 Robbing Lei Hong
Lei Fang followed Lei Hong to the outside of the kitchen, and Lei Hong asked Xiaolong to order food outside the kitchen. As long as Xiaolong ordered dishes, they could cook them all, because they had also heard of Lei Hong's reputation, as long as they dared to neglect Lei Hong His grandson ended up very tragically.

Lei Fang said: "Father, what did you go to Cangzhou? I heard that Yeluzhen's army is suppressing the country, why did you abandon the matter of Cangzhou and go to Yedu to reinforce? And after the incident is over, you have no plan to return to Cangzhou, it should be Cangzhou I’ve dealt with everything, right? But I can’t imagine, what is Yeluzhen going to Cangzhou with the army?”

"Strike the Grass Valley."

"Grass Valley?"

Lei Fang looked at Lei Hong in surprise, how could such a thing happen to Yelu Zhen?He is extremely wealthy, and now he has sole power. Except for Empress Dowager Xiao, no one in the entire Khitan is more powerful than him. What's more, the relationship between Empress Dowager Xiao and Yelu Zhen is also quite ambiguous, so these two people almost control With the entire Khitan in their sights, even Emperor Yelujing had no way to deal with them.

Like Yeluzhen, who has money and power now, does he still need to come to grass valley?And directly led the army to Cangzhou?This is too incredible.

Lei Hongdao: "Although Yeluzhen is not the emperor, he is powerful now, and the whole Khitan is under his control. Yeluzhen is also a loyal minister who loves the country and the people. He thinks that the sixteen states of Youyun belong to Khitan, so he ordered that the sixteen prefectures belong to Khitan. Khitan soldiers were allowed to hunt grass valleys in the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, but the soldiers needed to vent their energy, and now that it was autumn, the soldiers needed the income from farming grass valleys for the winter. So Yeluzhen took a large number of soldiers directly to Cangzhou to hunt grass valleys. He cheated me of 20 taels of silver before he would give up..."

Lei Fang immediately understood that Yeluzhen had brought soldiers here to steal money. 20 taels of silver is not a small amount, how many soldiers can it help Khitan feed?Since Khitan started planting winter wheat, Khitan's national power has become stronger and stronger. If this continues, maybe when Yeluzhen will lead troops south and directly invade the Central Plains.

"Father, considering your temper, it's impossible to really give it to him. At worst, Yeluzhen may not be your opponent in a fight."

Lei Hong said awkwardly: "Have you thought of it? Do you think Tianyong can't think of it? He sent the first and second sons to inform me in advance that our Lei family will have too many opportunities to make money in the future, so the money is not worth mentioning at all. As long as the peaceful development path can be maintained, it is not a big deal to give the Khitan a little money. Let alone 20 taels of silver, even 200 million taels is still worth it. Of course, Tianyong said this, if I really want to take 200 million taels The silver is given to Ye Lüzhen, but I really can't afford it. But 20 taels is not much, and it is only given once a year, which means it is only more than 1 taels a month, which is not a big amount."

"Our family can't spend it like this even if we have money..." Lei Fang said depressedly: "What's your brother thinking? The Khitans have been thinking about occupying the Central Plains, and we still give money to the Khitans? Isn't this breeding tigers?"

Lei Hong chuckled and said: "Not necessarily. If Tianyong's shochu can be mass-produced, I will send 20 taels of silver to Yelvzhen every year, and the Khitan will return 200 million taels to me. I don't know. The Khitan people don't make wine. They also need the ability to make soju. It is not only delicious, but also a war material, which is very important. What's more, I actually understand Tianyong's thoughts. As long as there is peaceful development, the Central Plains will produce tens of millions of taels every year. , or even tens of millions of taels of income, but if a war starts, the income of the Central Plains may become very small, so war is not a good thing, as long as there is no war, what is 20 taels?"

Lei Fang actually understood that 20 taels could be exchanged for a year of peace, which was a very worthwhile expense.It's just that giving money to Yelvzhen for free makes people a little uncomfortable, not to mention that Yelvzhen may not appreciate it. He also thinks that he snatched it from the Central Plains people based on his strength.

"I really want to see who is stronger, my father or Yeluzhen, but it's a pity that you two can't fight for the time being. I think my father's martial arts will definitely beat Yeluzhen, because the Huaji hand can restrain the Nine Suns Burning Heaven Art. His fire Xingzhen Qi is ineffective against Huaji Shou."

Lei Hong nodded and said: "That's true, but if there is a fight, the outcome is uncertain. Just like the battle between you and Wang Feilong, your skill is not much higher than Wang Feilong, but you still beat him without being able to fight back. My daughter is very powerful. But this also proves one thing. When facing a real life-or-death enemy, you have to act on the spot, and the predictions made before are useless."

"That's right, my father has just regained his youth, so he doesn't want to fight Yeluzhen, right?"

"It's not that I'm afraid of death. If Yeluzhen's army attacks the city, your father will be the first to rush up and fight Yeluzhen... It's just that Tianyong doesn't want us to fight. He hopes to live in peace with Khitan. Only Khitan keeps When it is quiet, he can deal with other forces in the Central Plains well, and after the Central Plains is unified, it will not be our Central Plains who pay money to buy peace, and then we will have to cheat Khitan a little more money."

Although Lei Fang was a bit slow in responding, she understood as soon as Lei Hong said it.It turned out that this was the little brother's plan, to settle inside first, and then outside.First unify the Central Plains, and then go north to crusade against the Khitan barbarians.

Thinking about it, it really should be like this. The Khitan has some morals anyway, but the other forces in the Central Plains are all despicable and shameless. If Li Tang and the Northern Han are not wiped out first, how can they attack the Khitan with confidence.During the infighting in the Central Plains, the Khitan received money to stop the war, but if they attacked the Khitan, no matter how much money they gave Li Tang and the Northern Han, they would take advantage of the situation and seize the world.

And... Zong Xin's idea is actually correct, if it can develop quietly, it is far better than war.As long as it can be developed well, the economic benefits of the people and the country will be far more than 10 taels of silver, even if it is only a fraction, it will be more than 10 taels of silver.

Lei Fang said: "Father, you are too obedient to my younger brother. Although our Lei Wangfu has made a lot of money now, our military strength is getting smaller and smaller. We didn't spend the money we earned, it was all borrowed by Guo Wei." Go, and Guo Wei will not pay back the money. What do you think we are doing this for?"

"Fangfang, you're overthinking this. We are very rich. As long as Guo Wei is in power, we will have no enemies in King Lei's Mansion. The money is enough for us to save a little. The rest is used to guarantee Guo Wei's regime, but it is against the government. We are the most profitable. What's more, there is too much money in the Lei Wang Mansion. If we continue to hoard it, the people will have no money at all. By then, we will have no money to buy salt. Whose money are we going to earn? Tian Yong said, The charm of the economy lies in the circulation. The faster the economy circulates, the faster the development of a society will be, and money is a thing that is money if it is spent, and it is a stone if it is not spent.”

Lei Fang shook her head and said, "I don't understand."

"I know you don't understand, let me make an analogy. Dazhou's buns cost a penny now, and I only have ten pennies on me, so I can buy ten buns. When I am hungry, I can be full for ten pennies, right?" Right. Datang’s steamed stuffed buns are one tael of silver, and I have five taels of silver on me, so I can only buy five buns, and I still can’t get enough. So tell me, who has more money?”

Lei Hong made a metaphor that a person only has ten Wen, but he can eat enough.Another person has five taels of silver, but this person can't eat enough because he can only buy five buns.Let's not talk about Lei Hong's appetite for now. Although this example is a bit exaggerated, it is obvious that the person with ten pennies lives more comfortably.

Lei Fang nodded thoughtfully. Although he didn't quite understand, he probably knew what his father wanted to say.These examples and reasons are all nonsense. Anyway, he believes in his little brother, and he believes whatever he says.There is no way, who makes the younger brother his son?And he is such a powerful son. As an old man, I like to listen to the words of such an outstanding son.If Xiaolong was so good, he would listen to whatever he said.

In fact, the current Lei Wang Mansion is much better than before. Although the military strength has been reduced, it is stronger.Less money, but richer.Father's temper has also subsided a lot, and his age has returned to youth. Now that the father and daughter are walking together, no one will think that the fat man next to him is his own father, or at most his brother.

Looking at Lei Hong who is still young, Lei Fang is also quite jealous.This is a good thing that no amount of money can exchange for. This time, Wang Yin fell into Zhao Kuangyin's trick because he wanted to rejuvenate himself.Although Dad could kill them even if he didn't fall for the trick, Lei Hong didn't make a move this time, but Zhao Kuangyin was able to make Wang Yin take out all the money in Yedu with such a simple lie.

Who doesn't want to be rejuvenated?Since they are such aged martial arts masters, they would rather hand over all the money in the whole city to get the chance to rejuvenate their old age.Even if he can only recover 20 years of youth, it will take 100 years to earn money, which is worth it.No matter when, youth is always the most expensive thing, how many people would give up their lives to keep a little youth?
Lei Fang nodded and said: "Father, I don't know what exactly was injected into Long'er's body. At that time, I only knew that this kind of thing can improve the skill, and I can't guarantee whether there will be other symptoms. It's just that the situation was critical at that time. I can only inject these powders into the bodies of Long'er and Xianggong... Now that I think about it, it's quite dangerous."

"That is to say, don't be so self-willed after you have become a mother. But now it seems that there should be no problem. Even if you have any problems, you can go to Tianyong. He can solve everything." Lei Hong laughed and said: "Oh~ now I love Tianyong and Xiaolong the most. If your brothers work harder, I can love more boys. Who knows that your three brothers are so useless, especially your eldest brother, who is in his 30s I don’t plan to have children when I’m old.”

Lei Fang said depressedly: "That's right, big brother is indeed not young, he stays at home all day and does nothing. Could it be that big brother has a crush on a little mother? So I have been having an affair with my little mother at home, it's just you Never found it."

Lei Hong thought about it carefully, then shook his head and said: "It's not very likely, no matter who you Tianxiao likes, just tell me, and I'll give it to him. Your elder brother's face is not so thin, so it's not This reason."

(End of this chapter)