Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

Chu Ning revealed his cards.

This time when he returned to the court, he not only wanted to recuperate, but also took the opportunity to expand his strength.

The State of Chu today occupies a vast territory on all sides, but it does not have many soldiers and horses.

In fact, in recent years, the State of Chu has been recruiting soldiers and horses, but due to years of war, it has suffered losses every year.

In this battle with the Qin State, the Chu army also suffered heavy losses, with less than 200,000 soldiers left.

With so many cities to guard but not many soldiers and horses, Chu State became the target of public criticism.

Therefore, he had to gather his troops as quickly as possible in a short period of time.

But after hearing this, the King of Chu looked worried.

"Your idea is good, but can you recruit so many people in a short period of time?"

Emperor Chu rubbed his temple and suddenly felt that he had fallen into Chu Ning's trap.

He was wondering why Chu Ning would give him Qin's spoils of war for no reason.

It turned out that there was a trap waiting for him.

After a pause, the King of Chu raised a question: "Even if we can recruit so many soldiers, can they form combat effectiveness?"

One million people, this is not a small number.

And even if we really recruited so many people, training them would be very troublesome and would take time.

But Chu Ning smiled slightly when he heard this: "As long as we recruit people, training them won't be a problem."

"This time, I will not only recruit people in Chu, but also in Zhao and Yan."

"These two places have been under our rule for a long time, and they have been governed fairly well, with no rebellion. This shows that the people of these two places recognize my land policy."

"At this moment, our Chu State is in great momentum and has taken down the Qin State. In the future, we will have the opportunity to unify the world. As long as you are a man, you will definitely have great ambitions."

"As long as we seize this opportunity to issue a notice and increase the military pay and benefits, many people will surely enlist."

Chu Ning had already thought about recruiting people.

To fight a war, you need a core reason.

What men cannot resist the most is to achieve success.

Now that Chu has conquered the world's most powerful state, Qin, its power has expanded and it has become the world's most powerful state, and it may be able to unify the world.

If he could unify the world with the State of Chu, not to mention his contributions, he might even go down in history.

Once successful, it will be a separate page in the family tree.

Which man can resist such temptation?

However, Chu Ning also knew that if he really wanted to recruit able-bodied men, he would need to raise the stakes.

Increasing military pay and benefits is the best condition.

This allows those who join the army to have no worries!

With their military pay supporting their families, they can fight boldly on the battlefield with confidence.

Even if one died in battle, the imperial court would still pay a pension.

But when the King of Chu heard this, he couldn't help but ask: "In this case, wouldn't it take a lot of silver to support this?"

When it comes to money, the King of Chu shows a look of pain on his face.

In recent years, the national treasury has been somewhat full. After Chu Ning's actions, the national treasury will probably be empty.

"Yes, but I need money!"

Chu Ning said seriously: "Recruiting soldiers and buying horses will definitely be a huge expense, and I also want to increase the military pay and pensions for the soldiers."

"what……"

The King of Chu turned pale and took two steps forward: "You want to increase the pension? This... I'm afraid the money in the treasury is not enough."

As an emperor, the King of Chu was most concerned about whether the treasury was full.

After all, he can't do anything now, and can only stare at the silver in the treasury every day.

But Chu Ning smiled slightly: "Father, don't worry. This time, I only plan to take half of the silver from the national treasury!"

"What about the rest..." Emperor Chu asked tentatively.

Chu Ning extended his right index finger and pointed at himself: "The other half I will pay for myself."

Emperor Chu breathed a sigh of relief, and the worry on his face gradually turned into excitement.

He could totally accept taking only half of the silver in the national treasury.

"Since you are paying for it yourself, I won't say much, but this is a big expense. Do you really have so much money?"

Although he knew that Chu Ning was wealthy, Emperor Chu really didn't know how much Chu Ning's family wealth was.

Chu Ning's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a hint of amusement: "Father, don't forget, I took down the Qin Dynasty this time and got a lot of good things from their treasury."

"Silver is only a part of it."

The King of Chu was stunned.

Only then did he realize that this time Chu Ning had taken over the treasury of the most powerful country in the world.

The Qin State has always been wealthy, and there are countless rare treasures in the national treasury!

Taking a look at the night-shining pearls on the jade table, Emperor Chu suddenly felt that the light of these night-shining pearls had dimmed.

He asked curiously, "What treasures are in the Great Qin Treasury?"

Chu Ning laughed and said, "If the emperor wants treasures, I will send someone to deliver them to you. However, I will use the silver to recruit soldiers and govern the Qin State."

"By the way, before I came back, I left half of the silver to Di Wenyao."

Now Di Wenyao is fully responsible for governing the Qin State, and he certainly cannot do without money.

The King of Chu was immediately interested when he heard this: "I have never seen anything in the Great Qin Treasury!"

As soon as he said this, he seemed to realize that he had lost his composure, and quickly said in a serious tone, "Since you have already made arrangements, I have no objection."

After saying this, he came to the desk, picked up the brush, and quickly wrote an imperial edict.

After reading it, he stamped it with the imperial seal and handed it to Chu Ning.

Chu Ning took a look and nodded slightly.

The content of this imperial edict is exactly the same as what he just said. With this imperial edict, he can recruit soldiers and horses.

"Thank you, Father!"

Chu Ning bowed and said, "I will send someone to deliver the treasures of Qin right away."

After saying this, Chu Ning turned and left.

Emperor Chu looked at Chu Ning's departing back and a look of relief appeared on his face.

In the past, he really didn't understand why Chu Ning was so aggressive in his military campaign.

But now, he wished that Chu Ning would immediately destroy the remaining Wei, Jin, Han and Tang.

There should be a lot of good things in the treasure houses of those four countries, right?

When he passes away in the future, he will be buried with the treasures from other dynasties’ treasuries.

This is his biggest wish now.

Just think about it, if an emperor could take all the treasures from the dynasty’s treasury with him for burial, how glorious that would be!

Now, all the military and political power in his hands are controlled by Chu Ning and his subordinates. He, the emperor, has long been in name only.

Now he couldn't do anything he wanted to do and could only place his last hope on this matter.

Gather all the treasures from the treasuries of the nine dynasties for burial!

If this gets out, his name will go down in history and be remembered forever!

Although he may not be the most qualified emperor, he is definitely the most blessed emperor.

Who told him to give birth to a good son?

Thinking that he could collect all the treasures of the nine dynasties, the King of Chu let go of them and wished that Chu Ning would immediately recruit a million soldiers and conquer the world!

At this moment, Chu Ning returned to the East Palace, where the Minister of Rites Deng Hongwen had been waiting for a long time.