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"Let Brother Zhao go to Tokyo and become emperor,"

"Tokyo must be a hundred times better than Qingzhou."

Upon hearing this, Han Cunbao shook his head and said,

"Although the Imperial Guards of Tokyo are incompetent, the city of Tokyo itself is fortified."

"Even if troops from other regions don't come to the rescue, Tokyo can still hold out for several months."

"If we fail to capture Tokyo, we will be surrounded by troops from all over the country,"

"We should proceed cautiously and steadily."

Liu Tang laughed and said, "We have cannons, so we have no worries about taking Tokyo."

Ling Zhen nodded and said, "The cannons are powerful enough to blow open all the city gates."

Upon hearing this, Wang Huan was taken aback and asked, "What kind of cannon could blow open the city gate?"

Zhang Kai, Han Cunbao, and Li Congji all looked at Ling Zhen with suspicion.

They are all veterans of the battlefield.

They naturally knew the power of artillery.

It usually only causes injuries.

Even if you were blown up, it would be difficult.

Not to mention blowing up the city gate.

However, they knew they had just surrendered.

However, it was inconvenient to ask about something that was clearly an important weapon.

Only Wang Huan, although he was over sixty years old

But still, being outspoken, she asked the question.

Upon hearing this, Ling Zhen couldn't help but look at Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "There are no outsiders in the tent, so speak freely."

When Wang Huan and the other three heard Zhao Yuan say this,

I was also very excited.

Ling Zhen laughed and said, "Our Great Liang's cannons don't use the same kind of fireworks and gunpowder as the Song Dynasty."

"It was gunpowder prepared by the King according to the formula given by the Goddess of the Nine Heavens."

"As long as the quantity is sufficient, let alone the city gates,"

"Even city walls can be blown up."

"Qingzhou City was captured by us after we blew open the city gates."

Wang Huan, however, completely ignored the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.

The incredible Tao

"If gunpowder really existed, then there would be no city that could not be breached."

Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "Attack on Tokyo is not difficult."

"The difficulty lies in eliminating the troops that come to the aid of the emperor in various places and in conquering cities and seizing territories,"

"Only a sufficient army can support our unification of the world,"

"Otherwise, what's the point of us guarding Tokyo?"

Luan Tingyu said, "We didn't have enough troops before,"

"But now we have 60,000 troops,"

"General Hua and his men captured more than 10,000 more people."

"Taking Tokyo should allow us to organize tens of thousands of men,"

"One hundred thousand troops are enough to sweep across the world."

Zhao Yuan was also taken aback upon hearing this.

Unbeknownst to many, the Great Liang Dynasty seemed to have truly acquired the strength to wipe out the Song Dynasty.

Although most of his troops were newly surrendered soldiers.

But as long as it continues with overwhelming force,

Sweep across the world,

Then no one will dare to harbor any disloyal thoughts.

Everyone saw Zhao Yuan deep in thought.

Everyone fell silent.

Looking at Zhao Yuan.

Li Kui was eating and drinking heartily.

Suddenly, the tent became quiet.

Only the sounds of him eating and drinking remained.

It didn't stop.

I tore off a chicken leg.

He took a bite and mumbled,

"Whatever you're thinking, just say it my way,"

"Just beat the hell up!"

"May Brother Zhao become emperor sooner rather than later,"

"The people will suffer one less day."

Zhao Yuan looked at Li Kui strangely.

"Tie Niu, since when did you start to understand how the people feel?"

Li Kui said, "I was thirsty from running this morning."

"So he ran to a villager's house to find water to drink,"

"They initially thought I was a strongman,"

"Kneel and beg for mercy, but I told you I'm a descendant of a general from the Great Liang Dynasty,"

"So they changed their approach and kowtowed in gratitude."

Zhao Yuan laughed and asked, "What are they thanking you for?"

Li Kui said smugly, "They thanked me for exempting them from all agricultural taxes and corvée labor."

"Many corrupt officials were killed as well,"

"The county officials no longer dared to extort money from the villagers."

“Lend them the seeds too,”

"You'll pay back whatever you borrowed in the fall."

"There's no need to follow the previous dynasty's laws anymore, or add interest rates."

The Green Sprouts Law, implemented during Wang Anshi's reforms, was carried out in January and May of each year.

Ordinary people could borrow money and goods from the imperial court.

However, when it came time to collect summer and autumn taxes, the people had to repay the taxes with an additional 20% interest.

In Wang Anshi's view,

That's already a very low interest rate.

Because if ordinary people borrow money from landlords...

The lowest is nine out and thirteen back.

In other words, I'll lend you nine strings of cash.

He then demanded the return of the thirteen strings of cash.

Chapter 1663 Persuading to Surrender

There were even cases of seven departures and thirteen returns.

It can be said that once a loan is taken from a landlord,

The final result is most likely to be selling the house and the land.

They even sold their sons and daughters.

When the Liang Dynasty formulated the Green Sprouts Law,

Wu Yong and others also advocated copying Wang Anshi's reforms.

However, Zhao Yuan directly suggested that the borrowed amount should be repaid in full.

But they only lend seeds, not money.

To prevent the people from lending out their main beams.

Sell ​​it and use it for other businesses.

A maximum borrowing limit was set for each person.

If you want to borrow more, you need to produce the land deed as proof.

Yan Qing couldn't help but joke, "When did Tie Niu start lending seeds to the people?"

Li Kui glared at Yan Qing.

"If Da Liang borrows it, isn't it the same as me borrowing it?"

Wu Song nodded and said, "Tie Niu is right."

"To unify the world as soon as possible,"

"The people will suffer one less day."

"The Song Dynasty was full of corrupt officials."

"It's unknown how many people will die every day."

Zhao Yuan nodded heavily and said, "Alright, then let's prepare to attack Tokyo and unify the world."

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

Upon hearing this, the generals

They couldn't help but cheer.

Zhao Yuan waved his hand to stop the crowd, saying, "However, this matter must be reported to my father first."

"I will personally return to Qingzhou today."

"You must intensify the reorganization of your troops,"

"Be ready to attack Tokyo at any time."

"I will be back within three to five days."

Li Congji thought for a moment and couldn't help but say, "Yesterday, Cai You's annihilation of the bandits allowed the Guangji Army to gather the routed soldiers."

"They've probably already gathered a large number of defeated soldiers there,"

"If we launch a surprise attack on Guangji Army, we will capture another batch of soldiers that year."

"Moreover, many of those troops are under our command, making them easy to reorganize."