Chapter 661: The Royal Road is treacherous

Some people say that the three dirtiest people in the world are politicians, businessmen, and prostitutes. Baidu search said that the network quickly entered this site without pop-up ads TXT download people are unrighteous and ruthless, but in the eyes of many people, there is no difference between businessmen and those prostitutes, and they will never hear the truth in their mouths, because what comes out of their mouths is all deceptive nonsense.

However, in the eyes of Chen Kefu, a later generation, although the businessmen and prostitutes are full of lies, they are just for the pursuit of profit. Compared with them, those who are usually high in the upper echelons, heroes, and heroes are actually the most shameless and dirty people. Because these people's bellies are full of unspeakable rotten; In the same way, these people are also shameless people in the world, because these people are cheeky and rudderless, and they become faster than chameleons; And they, like merchants and prostitutes, will never hear the truth from their mouths.

Bitches are ruthless, businessmen are righteous, and politicians are full of fraud and betrayal.

No matter who you are, as long as you enter such a big dye vat, you can't be alone. Chen Kefu is no longer a hot-blooded young man back then, the bloody storms he has experienced over the years, the mountains and guns, and the betrayal and deception he has suffered again and again, have already made him a hero.

The heart must be ruthless, the hands must be spicy, and the belly must be black.

Feng Wan came to go along, although she repeatedly mentioned the relationship between the two Lingnan Feng Xian families and the Chen family in the past, and even deliberately leaned on the matter of the two families getting married. But these, for Chen Kefu, who has already experienced too many ups and downs and has grown into a hero, the chips of these things are too low, and there is no guarantee at all.

Family, family affection, friendship, these have already made Chen Kefu suffer from betrayal, and he will not believe it easily. If Feng Wan just wanted to rely on those things, make an alliance with him. Then although he will agree on the surface, this alliance is just a verbal thing.

However, once real interests are involved, Chen Kefu has a different attitude. He is now skeptical of those who are family, family and the like, but he believes in the exchange of interests. Only the exchange of benefits is the most reliable.

As Feng Wan thought, if Chen Kefu didn't ask for a return, but responded to her requests, and generously agreed to her request, then there was a ghost. A businessman cannot afford to make a profit, let alone a powerful person who is one step higher than a businessman.

Fifteen million stone of grain is not a small number, even if Lingnan's grain production is more abundant than other places, it is still a big number. Although Lingnan has a suitable climate, it is sparsely populated. In the early years of the Sui Dynasty, there were 8.9 million households with a population of more than 46 million. At that time, the country's grain output also reached the highest figure in the Sui Dynasty, with a total grain output of nearly 400 million stones. The per capita grain possession of the Sui Dynasty reached more than 1,000 catties, which was more than that of modern people.

However, in the Sui period, the real grain distribution areas were in Henan, Hebei, Hedong, and Guanzhong. The area of Jiangnan, including the Lingnan area, is sparsely populated, production is also backward, and grain production is also less, and the entire Jiangnan, including Lingnan, only accounts for about two-tenths of the Sui Dynasty, which is still the result of the Sui Dynasty's vigorous resumption of production after the unification of the south.

The nineteen counties of Lingnan are equivalent to about one-third of the entire Jiangbiao area. However, the grain output of Lingnan is equivalent to half of the output of the Jiangbiao area due to the fact that there are three crops a year in the south, such as Jiaozhi, and the annual grain output can reach about 40 million stones.

Excluding the grain kept by the peasants and landlords, about half of the grain handed over and sold accounted for about half.

In this transaction, Chen Kefu demanded 15 million stone at a time, which is equivalent to all the grain handed over and sold in Lingnan after a year's harvest. …,

Feng Wan thought carefully for a while, and finally nodded and agreed to this condition. Fifteen million grains are indeed a lot, but since the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Central Plains and the north have been turbulent for many years, and even the south of the Yangtze River has had a lot of turmoil. Feng Xian and the two clans have been the leaders of Lingnan for generations, and the generations of local emperors have accumulated a large amount of grain. At present, he took out 1,500 stones in exchange for Chen Kefu's 30,000 reinforcements and a batch of weapons and armor, although it seemed to be a loss. However, being able to rely on the mountain of Chen Kefu can be regarded as avoiding the possibility of Lingnan being swallowed by Jianghan or Nanchen.

Feng Wan was quite satisfied with this transaction, but Chen Kefu was already very happy.

If he only exchanged 15 million stone grain for his 30,000 reinforcements, plus 3,000 crossbow machines, 300,000 crossbow arrows, 3,000 sets of Mingguang armor, and 3,000 spears, it would have to be delivered to his door. The business doesn't seem to be worth the pleasure. However, if you add that Lingnan has since publicly separated from Nanchen, notified the world, and attached to Hebei, Feng Xian and the two families accepted the official appointments of Hebei, and the imperial court could send local officials and even collect taxes, then this is not a cost-effective deal, but quite a bargain.

Chen Kefu has been in the Sui Dynasty for several years, and he is also very respectful of the two generations of emperors of the Great Sui. However, compared to always liking to rely on the rich family property left by Lao Tzu, it is hard to be clear at every turn. Chen Kefu admired Yang Jian's softness even more, Yang Jian was originally a relative of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but with his political skills, he finally usurped Zhou and became independent. Moreover, Yang Jian was still in a divided world, and finally destroyed the Northern Qi, annexed the Western Liang, and destroyed the Southern Chen. He even divided the mighty Turkic Empire in two and defeated the most ferocious beasts of the steppe, a great feat that would be praised by all posterity.

Compared with his Lao Tzu, Yang Guang is brilliant in writing and his martial arts are equally impressive. Destroy Yiwu, destroy Tuguhun, invade Linyi, break through Liuqiu, attack Khitan, and conquer Goguryeo. If it weren't for the failure of the last three expeditions to Goguryeo, which led to the final internal and external difficulties, he would not have died so early.

In the same way of destroying the peace and the country, Yang Jian always uses the least force to achieve the greatest results every time. Plan before fighting, and win everything beyond the decisive battle. Yang Jian acted and planned for the mainstay, and the use of soldiers was just the final cleaning of the battlefield.

However, Yang Guang is completely the opposite, every time he is desperate, although he can also achieve a temporary victory, but he does not grasp the overall situation. A win is a small victory, and a defeat is a big defeat.

Historically, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also broke the Xiongnu and forced them to flee to the desert, and never dared to violate the majesty of the Han family again. can fight with Liu Che for decades, nearly half of the family breakers, and finally destroyed the Huns, but also wiped out all the accumulation of his Lao Tzu.

Yang Jian was different, he usurped the country with a foreign relative, unified the north, and finally unified the Central Plains, and then fought against the steppe, dividing the east and west of the powerful Turks, and even fighting a civil war against each other. He relied more on strategy, and this is the case in the world, and the same is true in the court.

Chen Kefu's soldiers and horses are getting stronger and stronger, and the territory he has laid is getting bigger and bigger, and he has been thinking about these things. Yang Guang used to be so powerful, but in the end, he was also defeated. The Eastern Turkic Shibi Khan was also strong, but he was also defeated in a battle. Even closer to life, Yang Jin, Li Yuan, and Wang Shichong, these people all once had the strength to not lose much to him. But one by one they have gradually fallen behind him.

Vertical and horizontal, strong and weak, long-distance and close-range attack.

No matter how strong a person is, he can't stand up to a pack of wolves. In today's world, there are still many powerful heroes. Although Chen Kefu has long been willing to wipe out all the heroes who are separating them, he can't be the enemy of everyone. Not only could he not be the enemy of everyone, but he had to do everything he could to pull everyone to his side. Even if it's true or not, it has to be. …,

No matter how strong the fist is, after the blow is struck, he will inevitably have a vacancy, and it will be difficult to recover his strength for a while. Therefore, the art of war is cloudy, and the soldier, when he is waiting for the situation and not leading, is the real strongest time.

This is the case with Chen Kefu now, his fists have already been raised, but they have not been hit. Instead, he used the momentum he had accumulated to deter and win over the weaker of other forces, let them drive him forward, drive the tiger and devour the wolf, and he sat on the wall and watched the fight. Get the most out of it at the lowest cost.

The situation in Hedong is like this, the situation in Hebei is like this, and the situation in Shandong and Huaibei is still like this. Only when those opponents are exhausted one by one, will he quickly attack, clean up the battlefield, and then quickly defend.

Taking advantage of the situation and borrowing strength, it not only blows others, but also weakens the strength of the opponent.

The deal was negotiated, and unexpectedly Lingnan was also brought as an ally. Hebei and Lingnan are in the southernmost part and the other in the northernmost part, so there will be no direct conflict of interest for the time being. This transaction is also equivalent to an alliance between the two sides, and with the help of Chen Pojun's forces and soldiers, horses and weapons, Lingnan can strengthen its own strength to fight against Yang Hui in the west and Chen Shen in the east, so as to achieve the plot of Lingnan's secession, and then make further plans.

And Chen Kefu is also similar, long-distance and close-range attack, using Lingnan to contain and restrain Yang Xuan and Chen Shen, and even using the weapons produced by Hebei's current excellent military workshops in exchange for Lingnan's abundant grain and cloth and other things, both sides take what they get, a win-win situation.

"There is one thing I forgot to talk to His Highness, I don't know if His Highness knows Shen Luoyan?" After negotiating a good deal, Feng Wan, who was in a much better mood, was no longer carefree at this time, and she was indescribably free and easy. As soon as my heart relaxed, I finally remembered the purpose of urgently asking to see Chen Kefu tonight.

Chen Kefu smiled when he heard this, "What Miss Feng said is the daughter of Shen Faxing, the head of the Shen family in Jiangnan?" ”

"Exactly."

"Presumably, the girl should also know that Shen Faxing is the uncle of the queen mother, and Luo Yan is the cousin of the prince. A few years ago, the king had met her in Wagang, but his identity was unknown at the time. I heard that she is also in Mengjin right now, and it seems that she is still in contact with the heroes of the Quartet, as if she is planning something big. ”

Of course, Feng Wan knew what Shen Luoyan was planning, and when she first came to Mengjin, she was with her. Thinking of a rumor, she looked at Chen Kefu and smiled, "The concubine heard that the Shen family once asked Nan Chen Tianzi to marry Miss Shen to His Highness, but I don't know why His Highness refused such a beauty?" ”

"Is that what you're talking about?" Chen Kefu replied a little coldly.

"Your Highness is annoyed." Feng Wan covered her mouth and smiled, "The concubine was originally going to inform His Highness, according to the news of the concubine, that Shen girl will touch the water village in the early hours of this morning, as for whether she wants to come to meet her lover or come to save her allies, then the concubine doesn't know." ”

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