Great Wei scholar

National territory is the first, gold, silver and jewels are the second, food and munitions are the third, and prisoners of war are the fourth.

A prisoner of war worked hard for 20 years. According to the current economic level of Wei, two taels of silver a month, after all, it is hard work, real hard labor, the kind of work where ten tenths do not save one, and two taels of silver a month may not be able to recruit people. Only when you are so poor that you have nowhere to go will you do such hard work.

24 taels a year, 240 taels in ten years, 30 taels in 720 years.

100 million prisoners of war, saving 30 taels of silver in 7 years, this is savings, the lowest cost of expenditure, and the profits brought, at least three to five times, right?

The direct economy is hundreds of millions of taels of silver, and the indirect economy, for example, the rations produced, how many people are fed, and what kind of economy these people can bring to Wei.

This is an indirect economy.

After some estimation, the economy of one or two million taels is completely established.

If this battle is won, the Great Wei will not be prosperous, and it is very likely that it will reach its peak within three years.

After all, there are still several battles to come, especially the battle of Chen Guo, which defeated Chen Guo, and it is no problem for the Great Wei to go back ten years.

"Master Xu, don't worry, the old minister will be under strict supervision."

An Guogong understood what Xu Qingxiao meant.

Xu Qingxiao nodded, and then said: "Everyone, you should discuss the matter of the third battle first, and I will ask His Majesty if I have something to do."

Xu Qingxiao said like this.

These few days have been staying in the Wenhua Palace.

To be honest, people are a little tired.

Go out for a walk to relax, and at the same time find the Empress.

The reason for finding the Empress is simple.

Medicine King.

If it hadn't been for the fact that Sheyanghou had harvested a King Medicine plant this time, Xu Qingxiao would have almost forgotten about himself.

If he wanted to refine the sixth-grade breakthrough pill, he needed a medicine king.

This thing is priceless, with my own ability, I can't buy it at all, even if Zhang Ruhui goes bankrupt, he can't buy a medicine king.

Again, it's not a matter of money or not.

Great Wei Imperial Palace.

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The empress is watching the secret reports from all over the country, monitoring the feudal princes all the time, as long as there is any move, she will take action immediately.

The Great Wei is now fighting with all its strength, and the Wen Palace has been temporarily suppressed by Xu Qingxiao. The only trouble now is that it is above the vassal king.

Fortunately, Wei won the second battle, and it was a complete victory, so the empress was completely relieved. If there was any bad situation in the second battle, the vassal kings everywhere would be ready to move.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Xu asks to see you."

Zhao Wan'er's voice sounded.

"Xuan."

The empress slowly put down the memorial in her hand, and her beautiful eyes fell on the center of the hall.

Not long after, the figure of Xu Qingxiao walked over.

"Minister, Xu Qingxiao, I greet Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live."

Xu Qingxiao bowed to the Empress.

"Aiqing is free."

The Empress opened her mouth and said curiously at the same time.

"What is Aiqing talking about today?"

she asked.

"Ask His Majesty for something."

Xu Qingxiao was also direct, without so many euphemisms, straight to the point.

"Aiqing said directly, as long as there is one in the palace, I will give it to Aiqing."

The Empress said so.

Who is Xu Qingxiao?Not to mention the great talent of the ages, I have said it countless times, the future new sage of the Great Wei Dynasty, a natural general of the Ministry of War.

With the end of the second battle, the Empress has already considered granting Xu Qingxiao a Marquis.

Yes, Fenghou.

After the Northern Expedition, the Great Wei never sealed a Marquis again.

"The Marquis of Sheyang obtained a King of Medicine plant in the Tang Dynasty, please forgive me, Your Majesty needs the King of Medicine."

Xu Qingxiao didn't talk too much, and directly said that he needed the King of Medicine.

After saying this, the empress looked curious, but she said without any hesitation.

"There is a medicine king in the palace. If Xu Aiqing wants it, I will order someone to fetch it for you immediately."

"Or in other words, Xu Aiqing only wants the Tang country plant."

A medicine king is an extremely precious thing to the people of the world, but to the Wei Dynasty, there are still some reserves of this thing.

What Xu Qingxiao didn't expect was that the empress was so generous.

To be honest, Xu Qingxiao knew that there must be a King of Medicine in the Great Wei Dynasty, who would renew the life of the emperor, or some important ministers. At critical moments, he could save the Great Wei from the fire and water.

It's just that the medicine king is too precious, and Xu Qingxiao doesn't have the nerve to take it.

Dare to ask for it now, because Marquis Sheyang got one, and because he has made such a contribution to Wei, it must be no problem to ask for a King of Medicine.

But I didn't expect His Majesty to be so generous and direct. This is really... a bit unexpected.

"Naturally the sooner the better."

Xu Qingxiao replied that it was the king of medicine, Xu Qingxiao didn't care.

As long as it is the medicine king.

"it is good."

"Come here, go to the Treasure Pavilion of the Great Wei Dynasty, get the Seven Star Wishing Medicine, and give it to Xu Aiqing."

The empress spoke directly and gave the order.

"According to the order."

Outside the main hall, a eunuch left immediately to fetch the King of Medicine.

In the hall, the empress looked at Xu Qingxiao with a little concern in her eyes and said.

"Does Xu Aiqing have something to hide?"

Originally, the empress would not inquire about Xu Qingxiao's privacy, but now Xu Qingxiao is too important to Wei, she is afraid that Xu Qingxiao will get into trouble, otherwise what would she want a medicine king?

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'm fine, this king of medicine, I'm of great use."

Xu Qingxiao casually found an excuse to prevaricate.

It is true that a medicine king plant is priceless, but compared with your own words, everyone knows which is more important.

He didn't want to say more, the Empress naturally understood, so she didn't ask more.

Instead, it moved the topic to another place.

"Xu Aiqing, you use your troops like a god. You have defeated two rounds in a row. You have achieved great results. You are really a blessing to my great Wei."

The empress praised from the bottom of her heart, no matter if anyone in Wei Wei was in command of these two battles, I'm afraid it would not be as good as Xu Qingxiao.

To be honest, as an emperor, the Empress' psychological expectation for these two battles is within a month.

But before and after Qingxiao, the four countries were pacified within ten days, and the casualties were extremely small. Apart from the necessary sacrifices, there was no problem at all.

It's just that the empress' praise didn't make Xu Qingxiao happy.

Instead, Xu Qingxiao sighed.

"Two battles in ten days, [-] soldiers died, please forgive me, Your Majesty, I can't bear the blessing of the Great Wei."

Xu Qingxiao was not pretending to be hypocritical.

On the battlefield, the Great Wilderness Army was 30, and the Qilin Army was 90. They pacified the four countries, won two battles in a row, and only [-] were killed. This is indeed a great achievement.

Get the most benefit at the least cost.

How is this not a complete victory?

Therefore, there must be a record of the ten-day battle in the history books.

But for the dead soldiers, there is only one sentence gathered.

"[-] killed in battle, pacify the four kingdoms"

Just eight words, but eighty thousand young lives.

It is precisely because of this that Xu Qingxiao is so serious. He has to ponder over any detail dozens of times, because every decision and every thought may lead to more deaths.

That sentence is very good.

Righteousness does not control wealth, and compassion does not control soldiers.

Too benevolent, indeed not suitable for commanding troops.

But for Xu Qingxiao, it was normal to have such emotions when he was commanding troops for the first time, after all, he had [-] lives.

Not the lives of eight people.

Xu Qingxiao's words made the Empress slightly silent.

But soon, the empress continued to speak.

"Xu Aiqing, don't blame yourself. The glory of a soldier's life is to defend his family and the country. It is the greatest honor for them to die on the battlefield."

"After this battle is over, I will personally write an article, announce it to the world, and pay homage to all the soldiers."

The empress said so, and Xu Qingxiao also bowed to the empress.

"Your Majesty Shengming."

Afterwards, Xu Qingxiao fell silent again.

In fact, after all, it's not that Wei's national strength is weak, but that there is not enough time.

If the grain production in the Wei Dynasty is sufficient and the people live and work in peace and contentment, then they can truly implement the plan to strengthen the country.

How to strengthen the country?

Truth is within range.

Artillery is a god-defying artifact.

Xu Qingxiao knows a little about the principle of artillery. It is impossible to make artillery out of thin air, but the problem is that this is the world of cultivating immortals.

Xu Qingxiao has always wanted to understand the immortal way.

It's not about cultivating immortality, but trying to integrate immortality into artifacts.

In the military, making artillery.

In agriculture, fertilizers are manufactured.

In terms of production, manufacture national equipment.

To put it boldly, it is the transition from agriculture to industry.

And relying on one's own ability, it is impossible to complete the transformation of the times.

Because it's too outrageous, Xu Qingxiao's knowledge is limited, and he knows the principles of many things, but if Xu Qingxiao is asked to do it, he will definitely not do it.

Take electricity for example, Xu Qingxiao knows a little about the principle of power generation, but Xu Qingxiao can't make a generator now.

But remember, what world is this world?

It's the world of cultivating immortals.

This thing is a plug-in. If it is used well, it may be able to complete the semi-industrial transformation, and the rest will be handed over to future generations.

This plan is grand!Extremely magnificent!