Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 27 simulates again, this time the Huns must be crushed!

Guo Qian finally gave 500 taels of silver.

As the commander of the Wude Division, the 500 taels of silver in his regular salary was almost Guo Qian's ten years of accumulation.

But how could there be a minister who lived on salary?

Unfortunately, it was impossible for Guo Qian to lend Chu Shizhao any income other than his salary, as the source of income from this source was unclear.

Furthermore, if he borrowed too much money and His Majesty knew about it, how could Guo Qian explain himself? The fact that he could take out so much silver already showed his attitude and goodwill.

500 taels of silver is still a lot of money for one person.

But if it were given to a group or a prince who wanted to maintain an army, it would be extremely insufficient. However, it would be enough to help the people and build up reputation.

No matter what, Chu Shizhao was still very grateful that Guo Qian could come up with 500 taels of silver. At least Guo Qian helped when they were penniless.

Therefore, no matter what, as long as Chu Shizhao has the ability, he can more or less protect Guo Qian's descendants.

When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Chu Shizhao stared at the [Emperor Growth Plan] in his mind, ready to start a new round of simulation.

no way.

With his current position, it is difficult for him to understand and get to know the ministers in the court, and he doesn't even have the channels to get to know them.

Only the simulation function of [Emperor Growth Plan] can help Chu Shizhao get to know more people.

Among the famous people Chu Shizhao has met, [Guo Qian] is one and [Huan Sheng] is also one.

However, the ministers that Emperor Yongjin used to maintain his rule were more than just these people. Even the rising star, Huan Sheng, was a punching bag during the reign of Emperor Yongjin.

In this simulation, Chu Shizhao obviously had a more mature plan and also had a new understanding of the previous simulation.

There is a real opportunity to be sent to a vassal state.

Controlling the army in your hands is the biggest key to gaining a foothold in the early stages.

Among the Jiedushi, people's hearts are trustworthy and not all of them are against the Great Zhou Dynasty. There are many indecisive generals who can be won over, as long as they are not bound by the interests of their tribes and forced to be bulldozers.

The southern rebels must not be given time to develop. Once they develop, separatist rule in the south will make the situation very difficult and passive.

The Zhou Dynasty would be caught in a dilemma, with the Huns in the north and the rebels in the south.

The rebels would delay the development of the Huns, and the Huns would also give the rebels a chance to catch their breath. The Great Zhou Dynasty would be exhausted and unable to take care of both ends, so it would nourish forces like the Jiedushi and let them have their own troops.

Among the four northern towns, the most powerful is the Jinyang Li family headed by Li Jin.

It seems that Ma Su'an is bound to rebel now. He has had this intention for a long time. His status as a foreigner makes his loyalty to the Great Zhou very low.

In the last simulation, Chu Shizhao failed to defeat the Huns. In this simulation, he wanted to let the other side know what cruelty is.

In the first three simulations, Chu Shizhao lost because he had no military power. By the time he was able to get the military power in the capital, the Great Zhou had already collapsed.

The fourth alliance with Jinyang Li family.

This time, Chu Shizhao decided to continue to unite with the Jinyang Li family.

The reason is simple, because she is strong!

We need strength, we need population, and we need comprehensive capabilities.

Marry a Li Fengning and give her three strong men.

A gold card father-in-law, a purple card brother, and a blue card goalkeeper.

With the help of Li's annexation of the north, I don't know how I can lose.

[In April of the 781th year of Yongjin, you sold all your property and got 500 taels of silver. In addition, Guo Qian "lent" you 2190 taels of silver, which left you with taels of silver.]

[You left the mansion and headed outside Chang'an, deciding to go on a private visit in disguise to sympathize with the people.]

【You have arrived in Weicheng County. 】

With the last simulation and deduction, which could be said to be a semi-successful example, Chu Shizhao's thinking became much clearer.

First of all, good reputation plays a very important role. Its biggest feature is to gather people's hearts.

To put it simply, if you want to win the trust of the people and implement policies better, then your reputation as an official must be high.

Remember, it has to be a good reputation.

Rather than fame gained through killing people, establishing authority, and massacring cities.

This kind of reputation is indeed high, but it cannot win the hearts of the people.

The last time Chu Shizhao did this, he added nearly 200 points of good reputation to himself through [Public Security Memorial].

The effect of this good reputation is self-evident.

For example, Yang Zhuting, the later governor of Datong, was a general who came from a poor family. Because Chu Shizhao had a good reputation and had the bonus of [Emperor Gaozu's Legacy], he and other middle-level generals of Datong directly used military remonstrance to sideline Xu Hao, the former governor of Datong.

Later, he continued to serve Chu Shizhao, helping Chu Shizhao to stabilize the situation in Datong. When the Huns attacked the border, he completely obeyed Chu Shizhao's previous orders, defended the border, and fought the Huns to the end until his entire army was annihilated.

It was Yang Zhuting's tenacious defense that gave Chu Shizhao plenty of time to relax and also made the Huns very wary of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The main thing is, who wouldn’t be afraid of this?

The most powerful point of [Public Security] is that it unconditionally increases 200 points of good reputation.

The higher the reputation value, the harder it is to increase.

This meant that there was no need for Chu Shizhao to use such a deadly move right from the start. He could just continue to build up his reputation through methods such as secret visits.

In particular, Chu Shizhao now realizes that the simulation deduction in the [Emperor Growth Plan] is closely related to reality.

Coupled with simulated memory, it was difficult for Chu Shizhao not to empathize with these people who were in dire straits.

[As soon as you enter Weicheng County, you will hear intermittent crying. ]

[“You want to use half a month’s worth of food to bury our mother. Are you crazy? That’s half a month’s worth of our lives. Don’t you want He’er’s life?” A woman cried.]

[“That’s our mother. We can’t let her become a wandering ghost after she dies. We must at least prepare a home for her.” The man’s voice sounded hurriedly, “You gave birth to three burdens for us, all girls. What’s the point of feeding them? Can they work in the fields?”]

[At this point, the man realized that he was speechless and said something harsh that he shouldn't have said, but he refused to admit his mistake and said in a deep voice: "I'll find a way to get food. I'll go find someone to borrow some. I'm sure He'er and the others won't starve."]

【But the words had barely landed. 】

[“Hey, it’s time to deliver the food.”]

[The sound of staggering, the sound of lifting a knife, the sound of sleeves rubbing against each other, all kinds of sounds. ]

[The man in the room immediately lowered his voice upon hearing the news, "Sir, didn't you pay this year's grain a few days ago?"]

[“Last year and the year before, Weicheng County suffered from a disaster. Our government officials were kind enough to allow you not to pay grain in the disaster years, but to defer payment for three years. You can make up for it in a good year. Now that the time has come, you must make up for it.”]

[“But we weren’t in Weicheng County two years ago?” The man immediately explained anxiously, “I just came from somewhere else.”]

[“I don’t care. The land you farmed belonged to the Gu family before. Now that they have run away, you are the ones who owe the imperial court grain taxes. You must make up for it.”]

[“There’s no need to talk so much. Just hand in the grain. If you keep dragging your feet, don’t blame me for being unreasonable.”]

【Please make your selection. 】

【1: Wait and see what happens, and follow closely in secret. 】

【2: Speak out to stop it, reveal your identity.】

【3: Understand the situation before making plans. 】

[Congratulations—you have triggered the effect of the entry "The Legacy of Emperor Gaozu".]

[“Who told you to do it?”]

[You spoke in a deep voice, walked over, put your right hand on the scabbard on your left waist, and then your cold eyes fell on the soldiers in front of you who were showing off their might.]

(End of this chapter)