Great Wei scholar

But now, after hearing that it was something Xu Qingxiao fiddled with, everyone's attitudes changed instantly.

The waterwheel is a nice thing.

But Li Yanlong is not a good guy.

"Nephew Shouren, what on earth do you mean, just say it."

When An Guogong spoke, he wanted to know what exactly Xu Qingxiao was going to say, and what good news was there for the Northern Expedition?

And it's great news.

"Uncle Li, this waterwheel nephew can guarantee, indeed can guarantee that the grain production of the Great Wei will be doubled."

"So when my nephew heard that His Majesty was going to mass-produce, my nephew's first reaction was to blame myself for delaying a major event, but soon my nephew thought of another thing."

"Your Majesty has never planned to go to the Northern Expedition. In fact, Qingxiao already knows the answer. The treasury is empty, not only the silver, but also the grain production."

"If the Northern Expedition is really launched, will it be possible to drag money to the battlefield? The biggest problem in the war is food and grass. No matter how much money is given to the soldiers of the Great Wei, what all soldiers want most when they go to the battlefield is food."

"Without dry food, giving a million taels of silver will not help."

When Xu Qingxiao spoke, everyone understood what he said.

Fighting is the most expensive, food, military pay and various military supplies, which one of these things is not the most expensive?

It is true that the treasury has silver taels now, but what Xu Qingxiao said is also true, there is no food.

Unless the people don't eat or drink, they give food to the soldiers and starve to death.

In that case, there is no need to fight this battle.

"So, nephew Shouren, what do you mean?"

An Guogong gradually heard the taste.

"Uncle Li, my nephew's meaning is very simple. Let Your Majesty produce waterwheels in large quantities, which will benefit the country and the people. Although it is not good for the present, it will be good for the future of Wei. At that time, Wei will have enough food and the treasury. The Northern Expedition will be impossible if His Majesty does not agree."

Xu Qingxiao answered seriously.

But when Xu Qingxiao said this, everyone frowned and remained silent.

Because they immediately understood what Xu Qingxiao meant.

To be a lobbyist.

Everyone was silent. They were not stupid. Xu Qingxiao said so many things, but none of them touched their hearts. Instead, they made them a little uncomfortable. After all, they were determined to go to the Northern Expedition and stop the implementation of the waterwheel project.

As a result, Xu Qingxiao came to be a lobbyist. Even if he valued Xu Qingxiao, it was impossible to lose his personal interests.

Seeing the silence of the ministers, Xu Qingxiao was not at all embarrassed, but said very seriously.

"I believe that you all don't trust Qingxiao, but this matter cannot be questioned."

Xu Qingxiao took out the account book, and he copied a copy himself.

After handing over the ledger to several princes, Xu Qingxiao didn't speak for now.

And several princes opened it, and soon all frowned.

"There are so many?"

After a while, An Guogong handed the account book to the other princes to look at, and at the same time looked at Xu Qingxiao and asked.

"Uncle Li, this is the account book of the Ministry of Accounts, so it is impossible to fake it."

"Now that the Great Wei is booming, the national tax has begun to increase, but what is the most lacking now? It is food. It is the most important thing for the Great Wei to solve the people's food and clothing."

"Based on the current development of the Wei Dynasty, 20 years would not be enough for the Northern Expedition. I believe Uncle Li should be more aware of this."

"But if there are waterwheels, increase grain production, and increase population, the bottom of the Wei Dynasty will be stable, the people will be safe, everyone will have enough food and drink, and if they have surplus money, they can use it to buy and sell things. Then the Wei Dynasty will have a steady stream of energy. Earn tax silver."

"Qingxiao has already made a statement to the Minister of the Ministry of Households. Within five years, the tax revenue of the Wei treasury will reach [-] million taels. If starting from today, the promotion of waterwheels, headed by fifty counties, only needs one quarter, and you can see It worked."

"At that time, we will increase our efforts and strive to complete the nationwide spread of waterwheels within two years. Then in the third year, the grain of Dawei will be doubled. After another two years, the grain production of Dawei will be piled up like a mountain."

"At this time, there are both silver and food. May I ask the Duke, how can the Great Wei not fight? Why not the Northern Expedition?"

"However, if you stop His Majesty from promoting the water tanker, you will annoy Your Majesty on the one hand, and on the other hand, the Northern Expedition is absolutely impossible due to the current situation in Wei Dynasty. Even if I wait to force the palace, Your Majesty will not agree."

"Even if His Majesty agrees, it's just to appease us, just like this time, let the Ministry of War plan the Northern Expedition, but Qingxiao can guarantee that this is just a scam."

"My lords, please think deeply!"

"Please think deeply, my lords!"

When Xu Qingxiao finished talking here, there was basically nothing to say.

She even expressed her thoughts.

At this moment, the three princes and dozens of marquises were silent.

Because every word Xu Qingxiao said was the truth.

Yes, although the Empress kept saying that the Northern Expedition was necessary, everyone knew whether the Northern Expedition was the Northern Expedition or not.

As far as the current situation of Wei is concerned, the Northern Expedition is impossible at all. There are silver taels to launch wars and wars, but there are no silver taels for supplies, especially grain and grass.

Dawei's current grain and grass are barely enough, but the question is how much will it consume during transportation?

The Northern Expedition has really started, and the fixed point is the land in the north, which is more than 3 miles away.

With 100 million dans of grain and grass transported, there are only 20 dans left at most, and the journey is at least three months.

Unless it is transported by a flying boat, but the flying boat is a fairy thing, it is difficult to make, and how much can it be transported?

So the Northern Expedition could not be done.

But Xu Qingxiao's words silenced everyone.

five years.

The treasury is full.

The granary is full.

If Xu Qingxiao can really achieve this level, then it is indeed possible, at least if he can do it, it is impossible not to go to the Northern Expedition.

Better than now, right?Talk about the Northern Expedition, and then delay you for half a year or a year, and when you get impatient, talk about the Northern Expedition again. In this way, the Northern Expedition may not be possible in ten years.

Whether what Xu Qingxiao said can be done is one thing, but at least there is a goal.

Instead of being fooled by the empress all day long.

"Nephew Shouren, can you really guarantee that within five years, the national tax of Great Wei will increase to one hundred million taels?"

An Guogong couldn't help but speak.

He also knew about the situation of Great Wei. Now if we really want to talk about the Northern Expedition, it will definitely not work. Let alone 30 million taels of silver, even if the treasury has [-] million taels of silver, it may not be possible to go to the Northern Expedition.

troops!forage!Army pay!supply and demand!Wait, wait, there are too many things.

Why did Emperor Wu make seven Northern Expeditions?

That is the savings of the Great Wei of the Five Dynasties. Everyone can see how much money was spent in the seven Northern Expeditions. It just means that if they can return with great victories, they can support wars with wars.

But the problem is that the barbarians in the Northern Expedition are also poor, and whether they can achieve a great victory is also a problem. Will the Tuxie Dynasty allow Wei to fight so comfortably?

Will the Yuan Dynasty let the Great Wei fight?

There are also internal troubles, will the vassal princes of various places get up to speed?

There is still popular support, do the common people want to fight?They shouted verbally that they wanted to be beaten, but when they really fought, who was the unlucky one?Not the common people?

"One hundred thousand taels, Qingxiao is currently only [-]% sure, and the remaining [-]% is on Uncle Li and everyone."

Xu Qingxiao said seriously.

"On us?"

People were curious.

"Develop the Great Wei with all our strength, and do a good job of defending the barbarians in the Northern Expedition at any time."

Xu Qingxiao set a tone.

But he knew that the military attache would not fully listen to his opinion, because they couldn't guarantee that he would really be a military attache wholeheartedly.

But what Xu Qingxiao understood better was one thing.

The military attache wanted the Northern Expedition no matter what, and since they wanted the Northern Expedition, they would buy an extra insurance.

And what he said was right.

It is impossible for the Empress to make a Northern Expedition, at least not this year, and not next year.

Instead, why offend the empress?

But now Xu Qingxiao took out an insurance policy and handed it over to them as a deal, why not do it?

If Xu Qingxiao did it, then everything can be done according to what Xu Qingxiao said, and the Northern Expedition is just around the corner.

If Xu Qingxiao can't do well, that's fine, they continue to negotiate with the empress, it's nothing more than saying that Xu Qingxiao has a high opinion of Xu Qingxiao.

In any case, they are not at a loss.

"Nephew Shouren, if the person sitting here today was not you, I would have kicked him out long ago."

"But the old man believes in you. After five years, don't say the national tax is one hundred thousand taels, as long as there are seventy million taels, the old man will support you no matter what from now on."

An Guogong made a decision.

This transaction is not a loss at all, and it is a good thing to agree to it. Of course, it must be said so on the surface.

"Thank you for your trust."

Xu Qingxiao bowed to everyone.

Now that we have even talked about military officers, the next step is to talk to the common people.

Xu Qingxiao wanted to leave, but An Guogong directly held him down.

"Don't think about leaving, stay and have a few drinks."

"Yes, yes, brother Shouren, you just want to run away? Stay here for a few drinks. How long has it been since we saw you?"

"Don't even think about leaving today, stay here, drink, drink more."

Everyone held down Xu Qingxiao directly, insisting on pulling Xu Qingxiao to drink, and refused to let him go.

Seeing everyone like this, Xu Qingxiao had no choice but to bite the bullet and accompany everyone to drink, but he drank for two hours, no matter what he said, they just wouldn't let them go.

It also gave Xu Qingxiao a toothache.

Fortunately, after two hours, the drink was almost done, so Xu Qingxiao finally escaped.

He was a little drunk, the wine in the palace was weird, he couldn't force it out, he had to digest it slowly, but fortunately Xu Qingxiao performed the Golden Crow Body Tempering Technique, and the alcohol in his body disappeared instantly.

But still a little dizzy.

Back in Shouren Academy, Xu Qingxiao originally wanted to call the two brothers Zhao Dazhao to ask about the situation, but the two brothers Zhao Dazhao came over immediately and said very excitedly.

"Master Xu, do you know what happened?"

"Master Xu, you definitely won't believe me when I tell you."

The two were full of excitement, and they leaned in front of Xu Qingxiao and said.

"what happened?"

Xu Qingxiao took a sip of tea, slowly drinking.

"My lord Xu, didn't you let our two brothers go to work? Did you make the waterwheel in the imperial capital?"

"Do you know how the people reacted?"

Zhao Da said excitedly.

"What's the reaction?"

Xu Qingxiao was also a little curious.

Now all the problems have been solved, but the problems of the people have not been solved. He asked Zhao Da and Zhao Er to pass it on first, to see the reactions of the people, and then decide whether to make a move or not.

So a little curious.

"My lord, our two brothers have just spread the news, and the people's first reaction is that they don't believe it. After all, in the eyes of the people, this waterwheel has now become a disaster for the country and the people."

"But as the Ministry of Criminal Justice went to arrest people, after a few people who spread rumors were arrested in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, many people began to speak out, confirming that the waterwheel was indeed made by you, and even a few people from Nanyu Prefecture just came to our capital."