Chapter 218 Situation Analysis
After sending away the thirty undercover agents of Tongzhouhui, Wei Changtian was busy with the "post-disaster reconstruction" work in Shuzhou for another ten days.
After all, the "accidental deaths" of a large number of officials and the "absconding with money" of a large number of wealthy businessmen inevitably affected the normal social order. In addition, the vigorous "spy-catching" activities that had been carried out throughout Shuzhou had really made him experience what it meant to "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility."
"Sir, in the past few days, the spies from all sides in Shuzhou City have basically dared not show their heads."
In the study, Chen Bo leaned against the chair with one side of his buttocks, and asked very respectfully: "Do you want to continue?"
"No need. We will never catch all the spies. This level is enough for now. We just need to be more careful in the future."
Wei Changtian nodded, then turned to ask Liang Zhen: "Uncle Liang, what's the situation in Jizhou?"
"The war is coming."
Liang Zhen just said four words concisely, and everyone in the room sighed after hearing it.
Is it finally coming to this? Half a month ago, the Imperial Guards left the capital and headed straight for Jizhou, but ended up stationed in the neighboring Bingzhou, as if they wanted to force the Xu family to surrender by overwhelming the city with a large army.
However, the Xu family obviously did not have such an intention. Not only did they firmly control Jizhou, they even abducted the prince who was far away in Liangzhou, Prince Jian, without anyone knowing when.
It was obvious that he was planning to use the prince's title to confront Ning Yongnian head-on.
Ning Yongnian certainly couldn't stand this, and immediately ordered the five states around Jizhou to gather troops, preparing to fight the Xu family together with the imperial guards, and even wanted to supervise the battle in person. So, is the battle finally about to begin? "Changtian."
Liang Zhen pondered for a moment and asked, "Now the imperial court has gathered troops from the five states and the imperial guards to attack Jizhou. Even if the Xu family is well prepared, it will not be able to hold out for too long."
"We still don't break away from the Xu family. Isn't this too dangerous?"
Liang Zhen's question expressed what many people were thinking.
Now, among the thirty-six states of Daning, except for Ji and Shu, the rest of the states, no matter what they did secretly, at least on the surface, have taken many actions to suppress the Xu family.
Only Shuzhou remained unmoved. Although they kept saying that they "supported the court", the Xu family's businesses on the streets were still open for business, and even those Xu family members who fled from nearby provinces were accepted.
Ning Yongnian really doesn't have the time to deal with such lip service and double-crossing at the moment, but he will definitely settle the score after he has dealt with the Xu family.
Strictly speaking, this idea is not wrong.
But it can only be said that we don't see far enough.
"Uncle Liang, do you think the Xu family is so vulnerable?"
Wei Changtian knew that if he didn't explain a little, this kind of doubtful mood might continue to spread, so after thinking for a while, he slowly said:
"If you want the God of Wealth to enter your home, first ask the Xu family for permission."
“Although the rumors are exaggerated, they are not far off the mark.”
"The Xu family may not be as powerful as the Liu family, nor as military as the Wei family, but the money they can mobilize is definitely a huge amount."
"But what's the use of having money?"
Liang Zhen frowned and asked, "How can the military strength of one state be equal to that of five states?"
Wei Changtian smiled and asked back: "Haha, Uncle Liang, what do you think the war is about?"
"Of course it's the generals' strategies and the soldiers' combat effectiveness!" Liang Zhen answered without hesitation.
“That’s true, but in my opinion…”
Wei Changtian smiled and said, "War is all about money."
"money?"
Everyone was stunned, except Chu Xianping who was sitting in the corner and nodded slightly.
"Yes, it's money."
Wei Changtian continued: "Since it is a war, at least one side will have tens of thousands of people."
"With so many people, how much food and fodder do they need in a day? How much military pay do they need? How many weapons do they consume?"
"The imperial court has money right now, but what about the provincial governments?"
"Could they be richer than the Xu family?"
"Besides, the Xu family must have accumulated countless rare treasures over the years, in addition to silver."
"With these treasures, it shouldn't be difficult to hire a few masters from the green forest, right?"
"Let's not talk too much. If the Xu family can have three or four more second-grade masters, will the situation be different?"
"this"
Liang Zhen now understood Wei Changtian's meaning, and couldn't help but ask: "Changtian, according to your opinion, can the Xu family still succeed?"
"It's highly unlikely to succeed."
Wei Changtian shook his head in self-denial: "After all, the power of a clan cannot compete with that of a country. If the Xu family does not have any backup plan, failure is only a matter of time."
Liang Zhen was puzzled: "Then why didn't we cut off our relationship with them earlier?"
"Uncle Liang, who wins or loses between the Xu family and the imperial court has nothing to do with us. Our opponent is only the Liu family."
Wei Changtian took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "As long as it is beneficial to this matter, there is nothing that cannot be done."
"As for settling the score later, haha, if that day ever comes, the emperor can find any excuse he wants."
“.”
As soon as these words were spoken, Chu Xianping and Chen Bo instantly understood what Wei Changtian, or what the Wei family wanted to do.
Only Liang Zhen still had a confused look on his face, and it was obvious that he didn't understand the meaning of these words.
Good man, this uncle of mine really has a typical warrior's brain, only suitable for fighting. Wei Changtian shook his head and cast his eyes on Chu Xianping.
The latter immediately came over and whispered to Liang Zhen about the secret. Wei Changtian stretched himself, pushed the door and walked out of the study.
For safety reasons, his office is no longer located at home, but has been moved directly to the provincial government.
Although it is indeed much more convenient to handle things, the downside is that I can't just look up and see the girls laughing and busy in the courtyard.
Bah! I am a man who is going to do great things now, how can I still indulge in women all day long like before!
But then again, it has been a long time since I had a good workout with Yang Liushi and Yuan'er.
Or "Zhang San!"
"Sir, I'm here."
"Prepare the car! Go back home!"
"yes."
Wei Changtian is a man of action when it comes to "movements".
He walked towards the gate of the provincial government, looking up at the sky which was almost getting dark.
The sky is bleak for a thousand miles, and the sun is setting with yellow clouds.
Although he and Wei Xianzhi were in constant correspondence, the situation in the capital was changing rapidly, and he was always worried from time to time, fearing that the next letter he would receive would be the last letter from his cheap father.
But with Wei Zhaohai here, there shouldn't be any big problems.
By the way, since the mother-and-child jade has the function of real-time communication, should I invent a set of "Chinese telegraph code" or something like that? This way, I can save the time of sending letters back and forth and truly achieve instant communication. After thinking about it for a long time, I slowly withdrew my gaze from the sky.
But at this moment, an old eunuch standing in front of him made Wei Changtian stop instantly.
Hmm? Li Huaizhong? (End of this chapter)
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