He Qianqian said in detail about his trip to Yangzhou, and surprisingly did not blame others for the sin, but asked An Lushan for the guilt, all of which were not well planned, and did not expect those people's greed for property, so the whole plan would not be completed.

"The subordinates are incompetent, please punish the marshal, this time I should have brought back more than 800,000 yuan of money for the marshal, but unfortunately in the end there was a little mistake, and I only brought back less than 600,000 yuan ......", He Qianqian wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes painfully, knelt on the ground and didn't get up, waiting for An Lushan's punishment.

An Lushan patted He Qianqian's shoulder and said: "Mr. He has worked hard and made great achievements, how can An be punished, Yangzhou is thousands of miles away, Mr. He always has a talent and it is difficult to play one or two, the money transported back from Yangzhou over the years is as high as one million, these merits An sees in his eyes and remembers in his heart, and his soldiers have a credit for eating and wearing, if An punishes Mr. He, wouldn't it make the soldiers chill and get up and ...... quickly."

He Qianqian took out the account book from his sleeve and handed it to An Lushan, An Lushan took the account book generously, threw it aside without looking at it, and sat down next to He Qianqian and said: "Absi betrayed the Tang Dynasty, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under him, I have asked Gao Zhangshu to prepare to collect these soldiers and horses, and the money, food and equipment of 10,000 people have not yet been settled, I don't know what Mr. He's countermeasures are?" ”

Even if 10,000 cavalry don't do anything, it will cost more than 100,000 yuan a year to eat, drink and Lazar, and these people can't usually do nothing, otherwise they will be abolished.

He Qianqian knows that An Lushan is not short of soldiers and horses now, as long as there is enough money and food, he can recruit hundreds of thousands of troops at any time, the question is where the money and food come from, it is nothing more than two ways to open source and throttle, don't think about throttling, the arrogant soldiers do not have the money spent in vain, who will help An Lushan to sell his life, there is only one way to open the source.

He Qianqian did not answer An Lushan's question, but turned his head to Gao Shang and said, "I don't know what happened to Li Qincuo and Gao Miao?" ”

Gao Shang said with a bitter face: "In the past two years, Li Qincao has used the identity of a horse thief to rob in the Yanshan and Yinshan areas, and now the caravan there has become extinct, so I have to continue to travel west to find opportunities, I am afraid that this year's income will be less than thirty percent of previous years, and the marshal is ready to withdraw Li Qincao and Gao Miao, if you don't want to come up with other ways, these people under the marshal will not be able to survive!" ”

"Dashuai, why don't you let Li Qin go to Silla to rob it, I heard that in recent years, the wind and rain in Silla have been smooth, and the grain and straw in the government are piled up, as long as we loot one or two cities, it is enough for us to eat and wear for two years?" Cui Qianyou immediately expressed his opinion.

He Qianqian shook his head lightly and said: "General Cui's opinion is good, but this is thousands of miles away from Silla Country, and there are many steep mountains and rivers along the road, and it is not easy for cavalry to move forward, unless we can reach Silla Country by water, but do we have a naval army in our hands?" ”

Seeing that He Qianqian refuted his suggestion, Cui Qianyou arched his hand to An Lushan and said: "Dashuai, there are several pirates in the Bohai Sea, and these pirates are doing things like killing people and overselling goods, as long as we promise heavy profits to lure them, it is not difficult for them to lead the way for us, how is Mr. He?" ”

An Lushan's eyes lit up, he had long coveted the Silla Kingdom, but unfortunately the distance was too far, and there was a Bohai Country in the middle, if he wanted to fight the idea of the Silla Kingdom, he would inevitably not be able to bypass the Bohai Kingdom, but it was different from the waterway, and his eyes turned to He Qianqian again: "What does Mr. He think?" ”

He Qianqian sighed in his heart, An Lushan is still too anxious, now King Jingdeok, who is in charge of the government of Silla State, surnamed Jin Xianying, this person ascended the throne at the age of sixteen, and now he is in the prime of life, and he has sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to study many times, and he has done a good job in the country.

"My subordinates think it's inappropriate!"

Although he knew that he should follow An Lushan's wishes, Cui Qianyou's plan was too bold, and once the plan failed, the consequences would not be imagined at all.

An Lushan put on a polite corporal posture towards these advisers, as long as his advisers are not fools, they will not really touch An Lushan's scales, this is the way to death.

He Qianqian knows that An Lushan needs money very much now, it takes money to raise troops, and it also takes money to bribe the ministers of the court, and these money are not small amounts, it is not an exaggeration to call it a mountain of gold and silver, the question is whether An Lushan has money? The fastest way to make money is to rob, but unfortunately, neither the caravan nor those herdsmen are fools, waiting for An Lushan to rob.

An Lushan's face was gloomy, every time he entered Kyoto, he had to bribe officials in the court, especially a hungry wolf like Yang Guozhong, he looked down on such a person very much, but he still couldn't satisfy his appetite by sending rich belongings.

"Say ......!"

He Qianqian gritted his teeth and said: "The pirates are too talkative, the news will inevitably leak, and the sea is not calm, Li Qincao is a fierce general on land, but when he gets to the sea, he will become a soft-footed shrimp, in case the pirates become greedy, I am afraid that these people who have been cultivated with great difficulty will not be able to come back, and our pirates have no way, please think twice?" ”

An Lushan didn't speak after listening, waiting for Cui Qianyou to answer, "I have also considered these worries that Mr. He said, since we want to use these pirates, naturally we can't easily trust them, the marshal can promise his official position and wealth to let the pirates' families go ashore, the practice of absorbing the Yanshan horse thieves is not bad, this method can also be used on the pirates, and the subordinates are willing to lobby these pirates?" ”

An Lushan very much wanted He Qianqian to do this, but now it seemed that He Qianqian was unwilling, so he said: "Okay! This matter will be handed over to General Cui, don't let Ben Shuai down! ”

He Qianqian still had words in his mouth before he finished speaking, Cui Qianyou's plan was too risky, there was no comparison between the horse thieves on land and the pirates in the sea, besides, An Lushan's hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed in the Fanyang area, as long as the horse thieves did not go crazy, they would not fight against the army, but the pirates were completely different, if An Lushan had a sailor in his hand, it could also have a deterrent effect on the pirates...... Anyway, there is no perfect plan in the world, and maybe Cui Qianyou can succeed.

"Handsome! It suddenly occurred to the subordinates that if we could train a horse thief outside the customs, why couldn't we train a pirate of our own at sea? The subordinates went to Yangzhou this time, and found that the maritime merchants traveled to and from various countries to obtain a huge amount of money, a sea ship round trip can make a profit, and there are ready-made sailors in Dengzhou, as long as we get the warships in the hands of the sailors, and then recruit some sailors, and go south by boat to loot the coastal areas of Huainan, Shandong, and Jiangnan, the land will definitely exceed the caravans on land? ”

He Qianqian thought for a while and said: "Not only pretending to be pirates and attacking maritime merchants, but also occupying trade routes and sending our caravans to trade with neighboring countries, if the other party's defense is not tight, take the opportunity to plunder, killing three birds with one stone!" ”

(End of chapter)