I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

Rand got straight to the point and said, "Master Jia, I'm here to ask for money."

Jia Renyi laughed when he heard this: "You want money? Are you also eyeing the commercial tax?"

Rand said directly: "Your Majesty said that the commercial taxes for the past two years all belonged to Luzhou. I went to the governor a few days ago, and he said that you have been collecting the money all along."

Jia Renyi smiled and said, "So you come to me to ask for money?"

"Yes."

"What do you want the money for?"

"Train new troops!"

Jia Renyi was so frightened that he almost dropped the teacup.

Training new troops?

Are you trying to rebel?

Rand said directly: "Lord Jia, Luzhou is the border. Crossing the Luzhou Mountains is the outside of the Great Wall."

"The reason why the Northern Mang never invaded from Luzhou is because Guangyuan City is strong, and the Northern Mang is good at cavalry, so they can't attack the city."

"In fact, Luzhou is a good location for attacking outside the Great Wall!"

"As long as we cross this mountain pass, we can enter the grasslands outside the Great Wall."

"That is the heartland of the Northern Mang Army. We can kill them by surprise!"

Jia Renyi stroked his beard and said, "If that's the case, why has our Great Zhou never taken the initiative to attack?"

Rand sighed and said, "There are two main reasons."

"One is that Luzhou is exhausted and has insufficient supplies, so the local people cannot afford to support a large army."

"Another problem is the difficulty of supply. It is not easy to cross these mountain passes. We must set up supply points at the mountain passes so that the large troops can set out without any worries."

Jia Renyi has a mortal feud with Beimang, and he is very interested in any plan to attack Beimang.

So he asked, "Then the time wasn't right before, but now it is?"

Rand answered decisively: "Of course, that's all because of the Lord's wisdom!"

Speaking of His Majesty, Rand immediately shouted in admiration, "Long live His Majesty."

Jia Renyi immediately followed suit and shouted.

Both of them are die-hard fans of Li Tian. When they looked at each other, they determined their position from each other's eyes.

Everyone in the court and the country knew that after the former Prime Minister Gao Yao resigned, the era belonging to Li Tian officially began.

As long as I can win the favor of His Majesty, I will be able to rise to prominence in the future.

If you displease His Majesty, you will have to pack up and leave sooner or later.

Through border trade, Jia Renyi became a person highly valued by His Majesty.

And Rand is obviously also His Majesty's man.

Rand said: "I have been thinking all along the way, why did His Majesty ask me to come to Luzhou."

Jia Renyi also became curious.

Rand said: "To achieve great things, it is best to go to Dong Liao."

"Later, I learned that Lord Jia had opened a border trade market in Luzhou, and then I realized that His Majesty was planning something!"

Jia Renyi asked, "What do you mean?"

Rand said: "Back to the topic just now, there are two reasons why Luzhou did not attack Beimang."

"Luzhou is exhausted, but this problem has been solved."

"By collecting commercial taxes, Luzhou's treasury is full, and the money and grain are enough to support a large-scale battle."

"And the market organized by Lord Jia will also attract many merchants. We can use silver to ask them to ship grain over."

"This way, we will have enough supplies to attack Beimang without having to put pressure on the local people."

"Your Majesty's plan is so brilliant!"

Jia Renyi was stunned, as if what the young Marquis Wenxin said made a lot of sense.

"What about the other question?"

Rand said confidently, "Shouldn't the other question be left to Lord Jia to solve?"

"Ok?"

Jia Renyi was stunned.

Rand said: "Trade with Beimang, they will definitely not be satisfied with trading within the Great Zhou. Beimang will also propose to establish their own market."

"Master Jia only needs to pretend to agree and build a market at the mountain pass."

"Before the army sets out, let the merchants deliver food and fodder to the market. When the army leaves the mountains, won't it become a logistics supply point?"

Jia Renyi was completely dumbfounded.

This move is too damaging.

But you have to be so mean to Beimang!

The more Jia Renyi looked at Rand, the more satisfied he became.

Moreover, Jia Renyi also agreed with Rand's analysis.

This is the plan set up by His Majesty!

His Majesty certainly didn't send me, the Minister of Rites, and Rand, the uncle-in-law, here just to collect some commercial taxes.

This seems like they are planning to send troops to Beimang!

Jia Renyi's heart was filled with emotion.

He soon began to regret why he had not understood the emperor's intentions earlier.

I am just a civil servant, but I need the nobles to enlighten me.

What a shame!

Jia Renyi quickly bowed to Rand and said, "General, your opinion is great!"

"Master Jia, we are all His Majesty's men, we must work together!"

Jia Renyi immediately said: "Of course, I will give you half of the commercial tax this time to train the new army!"

"but……"

"Master Jia, please speak."

"We must keep a low profile! Luzhou is deeply connected to the Northern Mang. If we make too much noise and the news leaks out, disrupting your majesty's grand plan, we will be blamed!"

"Master Jia is right. I will go to the camp outside the city to train the new troops!"

"Also, we bought a batch of fine horses during this trade. Although they are not as good as the fine horses of the nobles in Kyoto, they are still good. Let's give them to the general as well."

Rand was overjoyed and immediately said, "Thank you, Master Jia!"

"You don't have to worry about money and food, but I can't help you with weapons and armor."

Rand nodded slightly: "I have already written to the court, the equipment is old and needs to be replaced."

Jia Renyi stroked his beard and said, "General, you have thought so carefully, and I feel relieved."

Wen and Wu have finished their discussion here.

In the Kyoto Imperial Palace, Xiao Weizi was listening to the news sent by his spies.

"That means Lord Tang did not embezzle the weapons and armor, but only had the armory melt down the piled-up defective ones?"

"Yes, Mr. Tang and Mr. Zhang did not take a penny in this incident. The farm tools and ironware sold on the market are to reward the military craftsmen in the armory."

"Lord Tang is loyal to the emperor and the country, and Lord Zhang is also a talent recommended by the Queen Mother."

Little Weizi said: "As for rewarding the military craftsmen, the emperor is generous and will not pursue the matter."

"Okay, it seems that His Majesty is very clear-sighted and has long known the good intentions of Lord Tang and Lord Zhang."

"That's why I didn't punish them. Your Majesty is wise."

"There's no need to investigate this matter any further. Just keep a close eye on the Sixth Prince. Do you hear me?"

The spy below immediately said, "Yes, sir!"

Little Weizi asked again: "Fan Jian, how is Mr. Fan's family doing?"

The spy said, "Lord Fan is poor, and his house is rented. He only has a wife and a servant boy at home, so it is impossible to place anyone in there."

Little Weizi asked, "So poor?"

The spy nodded: "This Lord Fan is indeed an honest official."

No wonder His Majesty wrote it on the screen.

Xiao Weizi couldn't help but sigh and waved his hand to let the spy go down.

The Six Wise Kings were having a hard time these days.

I originally thought that the emperor was only attending the morning court and I could control some political power.